{"product_id":"anglicisms-in-the-german-language-in-spite-of-linguistic-purism-von-nina-jeanette-hofferberth","title":"Anglicisms in the German language - in spite of linguistic purism?","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Institut für England- und Amerikastudien), language: English, abstract: Hatte ich vorsichtshalber den Times-Artikel über die ¿German linguistic submissivness¿, unsere bekannte sprachliche Unterwürfigkeit, überflogen, muß ich die Travel-Service-Hostess hinter dem Counter ziemlich perplex angestarrt haben, als sie loslegte: ¿Jetten sie single or double, IT, Comfort oder Business Class? Carrier? In London Bed \u0026amp; Breakfast oder Full Service, Fly-And-Drive-Arrangement, Rent-a-car oder nur Transfer vom Airport zur City-Lodge? (Pollmeier 1994, in Spitzmüller 2005: 117).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost linguist are consistent with the fact that German linguistic purism came to an end with the abolition of the ¿Allgemeiner Deutscher Sprachverein (ADSV)¿ in 1940 (Pfalzgraf 2006: 9). Since the late 1990s, however, the debate about foreign words in German has become more intense. A number of politicians from all parties have recently criticezed the overuse of Anglicisms. Furthermore, there have been demands for a law to protect the German language - as France did in 1975.  Nationally supported associations as well as private organizations and internet homepages combat the so-called ¿flood¿ of Anglicisms in German. In 1899, Hermann Dunger wrote an article on Wider die Engländerei in der deutschen Sprache , but the opposition to the English  influence has existed since the 17th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783656456001\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783656456001","offer_id":39426828370013,"sku":"9783656456001","price":42.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/64f15898-6aed-47c6-938d-465bc39fa541.jpg?v=1778048645","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/anglicisms-in-the-german-language-in-spite-of-linguistic-purism-von-nina-jeanette-hofferberth","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}