Zur Karriere von Nähe und Distanz

The German Linguistic Studies Series is a comprehensive and outstanding forum in its field. It has borne the name of its subject in its title since the foundation of the series in the eighth decade of the last century.The series is comprehensive in the broad spectrum of topics covered (language levels, varieties, communication forms, epochs) in the range of research perspectives (theoretical and empirical studies, fundamental research and applications, interdisciplinarity with psychology, the social sciences etc.) and methodologies (the sole criterion is quality), in the rhythm of research (trends are perceived and also set, achievements are secured) and in the forms of presentation (monographs, textbooks, collected volumes, dictionaries).Professorial theses, outstanding doctoral theses, pioneering research findings from wider contexts, but also the surprising stroke of genius' set the standards for inclusion in the series.

The notion of a 'language of immediacy and language of distance' by Peter Koch and Wulf Oesterreicher has been widely applied since its initial publication in 1985, especially in the field of German Linguistics. This edited volume documents the approach's discussion in the areas of Variational Linguistics, Language History and Media Theory. Also, the book provides theorectical explanations as to why the concept continues to be so successful.

Autorentext

Helmuth Feilke and Mathilde Hennig, University of Gießen, Germany.

Zusammenfassung

"Questo basti a dare un'idea della ricchezza e del molteplice interesse del volume che abbiamo recensito, che tratta a fondo, e in parte li risolve brillantemente, molti problemi noti, e altri nuovi ne solleva, indicando direzioni di ricerca e facendo comunque meditare e riflettere. Si sarà anche notato che il taglio e il tono del volume sono tutt'altro che acriticamente encomiastici. Sarebbe difficile leggere di più e di meglio, sul tema."

Gaetano Berruto in: Vox Romanica 76 (2017), 344-348