Juristen und Sprachkultur

This article discusses the influence of lawyers on language culture. First, jurisprudence is identified as a specific form of philology, which explains its affinity to questions of language culture. This is followed by a sketch of the lawyers' influence on German language culture which is based...

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Published in:	Brünner Beiträge zur Germanistik und Nordistik Vol. 32; no. 1
Main Author:	Karsten Rinas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	German
Published:	Masaryk University 01-12-2018
Subjects:	grammar history of language language culture lawyers official bureaucratic German language ("Kanzleistil") spelling
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Summary:	This article discusses the influence of lawyers on language culture. First, jurisprudence is identified as a specific form of philology, which explains its affinity to questions of language culture. This is followed by a sketch of the lawyers' influence on German language culture which is based on historical examples. Finally, the article offers a critical discussion of the official bureaucratic use of German language ("Kanzleistil") which was mainly founded by lawyers.
ISSN:	1803-7380 2336-4408
DOI:	10.5817/BBGN2018-1-9