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Mitteldeutsch — Philologische Grundlage Und Weitere Geltung Des Begriffs
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Mitteldeutsch — Philologische Grundlage Und Weitere Geltung Des Begriffs |
In: | Zeitschrift für Mundartforschung, 34, 1967, 2, S. 101-123 |
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Franz Steiner Verlag
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Umfang: | 101-123 |
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0932-3988 |
Zusammenfassung: | <p>The purpose of this essay has been to investigate the varied meanings and applications of the word 'mitteldeutsch', (Central German). We have philological examples from as early as 1343, and it has been used consistently to designate a linguistic area since the middle of the last century, despite objections by JACOB GRIMM and other leading German scholars, who would have prefered it to be used with reference to a linguistic period. The Central German speech area lies between those of Low and Upper German and is usually divided into an Eastern and a Western half, the division falling approximately in the region of Eisenach inThuringia. After 1850 W. H. RIEHL introduced the concept in the field of ethnography, and he understood by it an area which, apart from some small variations in the South-West, is more or less identical with the dialect area. At about the same time the term found a geographical application, to refer to the area of the German Central Uplands. Around 1920 'mitteldeutsch' came to be applied to the country round the middle reaches of the river Elbe, with its tributary, the Saale, i.e. Thuringia, Saxony and the Prussian province of Saxony, with Anhalt, principally from an economic and administrative point of view, though also with reference to natural geography. The Mitteldeutsche Handelsverein' (Central German Trading Co.) covered an area reaching from the Ore-Mountains and the Thuringian Forest to the German North Sea coast. Finally, East Germany (the former Soviet zone of occupation), is commonly referred to in the Federal Republic as 'Mitteldeutschland' (Central Germany). In spite of the changing application of this term in various fields, the adjective 'mitteldeutsch' has kept a clear meaning in the field of dialect geography.</p> |
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Sprache: | Deutsch |