Kommunikation und Öffentlichkeit

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For a number of years, there has been concernin Germany about the decline of language. From a linguistic perspective, this hypothesis cannot be substantiated. Public debate, however, does raise some new questions about the stability and mutability of language norms. This volume undertakes a linguistic examination of the relationship between empiricism and standards in various forms and domains of communication.

Autorentext

Susanne Günthner und Wolfgang Imo, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Dorothee Meer, Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Jan Georg Schneider, Universität Koblenz-Landau.