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Kilian, Jörg. 1999. Demokratische Sprache zwischen Tradition und Neuanfang. Am Beispiel des Grundrechte-Diskurses 1948/49. [The Language of Democracy between Tradition and Renewal in Germany. With specific reference to the basic rights debate 1948/1949.] (Reihe Germanistische Linguistik 186). De Gruyter. VIII+410 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
German

Annotation

This book explores the relationship between language and democracy in the sphere of political language and communication in post-war Germany, between the end of the National Socialist dictatorship and the grounding of the Federal Republic, with special focus on the 1948/1949 basic rights debate.