Übergänge zur Schriftlichkeit. Zu wechselnden Profilen dialektaler Literalität am Beispiel des Niederdeutschen

Different types of Low German literacy create varieties in addition to spoken Low German. Their function differs according to the change of language use. By setting the focus on dialectal literature it becomes clear, which concepts of Low German literature became influential since the 19th century. In the recent situation, new perspectives for Low German and its literature can be found in the field of planned language acquisition for example at school. Therefore written forms of Low German become much more important than usually thought of by looking at the ideas of language policy and the development at schools in Northern Germany

How to Deal with Non-Dominant Languages – Metalinguistic Discourses on Low German in the Nineteenth Century

This paper discusses nineteenth-century metalinguistic discussions of Low German, an authochthonous of Northern Germany, which, having lost its status as a written language suitable for formal discourse during the Early Modern period, has since been reduced to the spoken domain. During the nineteenth century the language was on the verge of enjoying a revival, with original poetry being published and extensive discussions as to whether Low German ought to play a role in formal education. As this article shows, this discussion was intense and controversial. Comparing the views of Klaus Groth, the leading proponent of Low German in the second half of the nineteenth century, with the internal debates amongst school teachers - hitherto never discussed by the scholarly literature – this article demonstrates the intellectual and ideological split felt by these educational practioners in their views of Low German: on the one hand, they recognise the cultural value of Low German as the historical language of the North and the native language of the pupils they teach, on the other hand they agree with each other that the language of education and science, as well as national unity, can only be High German. We hope to show with our discussion not only how very similar modern thinking on the use of Low German is to these historical discussions but also how the status and perception of many regional and minority languages across the world has been subject to the same or very similar thoughts and pressures

[Rezension zu:] Hartwig Suhrbier: Der andere Fritz Reuter. Neues zu Werk und Wirkung. Rostock: BS Verlag, 2010

Rezension zu Hartwig Suhrbier: Der andere Fritz Reuter. Neues zu Werk und Wirkung. Rostock: BS Verlag, 2010

Dialektdidaktik und Regionalsprachdidaktik. Über die gesteuerte Vermittlung dialektaler und regiolektaler Varietäten am Beispiel des norddeutschen Sprachraums

Die Thematisierung von Dialekt im Unterricht ist einem größeren Wandel unterworfen. Als neue Komponente trat der dialektale Spracherwerb hinzu, für den insbesondere im niederdeutschen Sprachraum Strukturen und Materialien geschaffen wurden und fortgesetzt ergänzt werden. Bedeutsam ist die Abgrenzung dialekt- und regionalsprachdidaktischer Zielsetzungen. Regionalsprachliche Reflexion und gesteuerter Dialekterwerb betreffen unterschiedliche Lernziele, die in einen neuen Einklang einer parallelen Existenz im Unterrichtsgeschehen zu bringen sind.The discussion of nonstandard dialects in the classroom has changed. As new idea the project of dialectal language acquisition was added to traditional forms of dialect encounter. Structures and materials emerged especially in the Low German area. It is important to differentiate the intentions of lessons for nonstandard dialects from the aims of lessons which deal with all varieties of a certain region. Both interests have different purposes which have to be brought into an alignment of a parallel existence

Der verhinderte Panegyrikus und sein Vorbild: Anmerkungen zu Groth und Geibel

Volkmann C, Langhanke R. Der verhinderte Panegyrikus und sein Vorbild: Anmerkungen zu Groth und Geibel. In: Klaus-Groth-Gesellschaft, ed. Jahrbuch 58 / Klaus-Groth-Gesellschaft. Heide in Holstein: Boyens; 2016: 49-62