Chapter 3
Conceptualization of German from an Austrian perspective
Empirical evidence from Austrian schools
This contribution presents insights from a nation-wide Austrian survey on how Austrian school teachers and students conceptualize German. The results indicate that German is conceptualized in a pluricentric manner by most teachers and students in Austrian schools, with the notion of Austrian Standard German as a distinct standard variety of the German language, particularly among Austrian language norm authorities. In light of this, the differences and commonalities between the pluricentricity and pluriareality models are discussed, and a method for integrating both is presented, illustrating what each of the models imply, how they complement each other, and how terminological issues could be solved.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Conceptualization of German: Pluri-(…) — ?
- 3.Conceptualization of German among Austrian school teachers and students — results from an Austria-wide survey
- 3.1Project design
- 3.2How do teachers and students conceptualize German?
- 4.Discussion and conclusion
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References
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