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Media and Lesuire: German Spelling Reform

Media and Lesuire: German Spelling Reform. By Noah Taylor. History of Spelling Reform. In 1901 the first official spelling rules were put in place by the german government. Then Switzerland officially abolished the “ß” character in 1938.

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Media and Lesuire: German Spelling Reform

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  1. Media and Lesuire: German Spelling Reform • By Noah Taylor

  2. History of Spelling Reform • In 1901 the first official spelling rules were put in place by the german government. • Then Switzerland officially abolished the “ß” character in 1938. • Hitler tries for spelling reform but fails due to harsh war conditions (1944)

  3. Reform of 1996 • New spelling rules were approved in July • They were 10 years in the making • The most significant alteration since 1901 • Schools adopted the rules in August

  4. Components • The most significant change proposed was to get rid of the “ß” character and replace it with two S’s • The other important altercation was of the changing in the spelling of compound nouns • Changing spellings to more “Germanic” ones was also noteworthy

  5. Reform of 1996 conflict • In October 1996 academics and other intellectuals call for the rules to be retracted • In September 1998 the state of Schleswig-Holstein votes to keep schools from adopting the reform

  6. Public Response • In 2002 about 80% of Germany was opposed to the reform • Most people kept spelling conventionally especially between non-governmental cases • This was despite the efforts of the government to control spelling in the media

  7. Reform of 2006 • Third substantial reform of German spelling and grammar • It was an amendment to the reform of 1996 • The government essentially gave in to the public’s opinion

  8. Effects of the 2006 Reform • Schools are now required to follow further corrected rules • The older spelling rules (1996) are now considered incorrect in education • The two Länder (Bavaria and North-Rhine Westphalia) are now also required to adhere to new standards • They previously refused to adopt them

  9. Current Views of Spelling Reform • Some writers still believe in the stricter reform of 1996 • They say that they will spell and publish however they deem fit • Many more laymen (not involved with media or education) see the reform as too much trouble; however, the rules are not hard to learn even for non-natives

  10. References • I wrote this Powerpoint • http://german.about.com/library/blreform.htm • http://www.goethe.de/ges/spa/siw/en630493.htm • http://www.ultralingua.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=34

  11. References • Image references • http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,1922563,00.html • http://www.kinder-hd-uni.de/rechtschreib0.html • http://www.amazon.com/Duden-Deutsche-Rechtschreibung-Betriebswirtschaftlichen-Forschung/dp/3411040122

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