New directions in chancery language research of the early new high German period Cover Image

Neue Richtungen in der Kanzleisprachenforschung der frühneuhochdeutschen Zeit
New directions in chancery language research of the early new high German period

Author(s): Andrzej S. Feret, Magdalena Z. Feret
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Book-Review
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: review; German; history of language; chancery language

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide an appraising discussion of Sylwia Firyn and Piotr A. Owsiński’s book Sprache der deutschsprachigen Kanzleien in der frühneuhochdeutschen Zeit im südlichen Ostseeraum. Teil 2 Morphologische Ebene. Zu den Kategorien des Adjektivs und den Ablautklassen. The book is a valuable scientific study of the history of the German chancery language, as evidenced by a very precise description of linguistic phenomena and numerous references to specialist literature, together with the authors’ discussions and comments.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 293-298
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: German