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Romanische Sprachgeschichte / Histoire linguistique de la Romania

Ein internationales Handbuch zur Geschichte der romanischen Sprachen / Manuel international d'histoire linguistique de la Romania

Edited by: Gerhard Ernst, Martin-Dietrich Gleßgen, Christian Schmitt and Wolfgang Schweickard

Overview
Volumes

With regards to historical linguistics, the study of Romance languages enjoys the privilege of a long documentation history, which, with Latin as its basis, dates back almost three thousand years. This long tradition makes it possible to analyze nearly every language-historical aspect, as well as to develop methods and test theories without having to rely on speculation. Drawing upon this rich history, Romanische Sprachgeschichte (Romance Language History) describes the systematic nature of spoken and written language in the Romance language area on the one hand, and on the other hand determines the conditionality of such human behavior due to regional, social and situational conformities - themselves subject to the changing of times - and to culture-historical and literary determinants. With regard to both of these aspects, Romanische Sprachgeschichte breaks away from the typical focus on the history of the individual national Romance languages and adds a diachronic dimension to the continuum of language varieties within the Romance language area. Thematic parallels and contrastive analysis of the various Romance languages and language areas make it possible to observe and analyze divergences as well as convergences in language development under different sociohistorical conditions. The main languages of publication are German and French. However, a few articles in Spanish and Italian are also included.

Author information

Gerhard Ernst, Universität Regensburg; Martin-Dietrich Gleßgen, Universität Zürich, Schweiz; Christian Schmitt, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn; Wolfgang Schweickard, Universität des Saarlandes Saarbrücken.

Reviews

Rezension zu Band 1

„Eine Gesamtbeurteilung des Handbuchs zur Geschichte der romanischen Sprachen wird erst nach vorliegen aller drei Bände möglich sein. Schon jetzt zeichnet sich ab, dass die unbestrittenen Stärken des ersten Bandes insbesondere in der eingehenden Diskussion der methodischen Grundlagen der romanischen Sprachgeschichtsschreibung, in der Vernetzung der romanischen Sprachgeschichte mit affinen Wissenschaftsdisziplinen und in der relativ ausführlichen Beschreibung der externen Sprachgeschichte der Romania nova liegen.“
Günter Holtus in: Zeitschrift für Romanische Philologie, 121, 4-2005

Book 2003

1. Teilband

Volume 23/1 in the series Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft / Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science [HSK]

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110146943.1
ISBN:: 978-3-11-014694-3
ISBN:: 978-3-11-019412-8
Subject:: Linguistics and Semiotics
Subject:: Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines
Subject:: Historical Linguistics
Subject:: Linguistics, other
Subject:: Romance Languages
Subject:: Romance Languages, other
Publisher:: De Gruyter Mouton

Book 2006

2. Teilband

Volume 23/2 in the series Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft / Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science [HSK]

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110171501.2
ISBN:: 978-3-11-017150-1
ISBN:: 978-3-11-019983-3
Subject:: Linguistics and Semiotics
Subject:: Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines
Subject:: Historical Linguistics
Subject:: Linguistics, other
Subject:: Romance Languages
Subject:: Romance Languages, other
Publisher:: De Gruyter Mouton

Book 2009

3. Teilband

Volume 23/3 in the series Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft / Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science [HSK]

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110211412.3
ISBN:: 9783110211412
ISBN:: 9783110171518
Subject:: Linguistics and Semiotics
Subject:: Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines
Subject:: Historical Linguistics
Subject:: Linguistics, other
Subject:: Romance Languages
Subject:: Romance Languages, other
Publisher:: De Gruyter Mouton