Legal status and regulation of the German language in the Federal Republic of Germany
- Despite being an official language of several countries in Central and Western Europe, German is not formally recognised as the official language of the Federal Republic of Germany. However, in certain situations the use of the German language, including the spelling rules, is subject to state regulation (by acts of Federal Parliament or by administrative decisions). This article presents the content of this regulation, its scope, and the historical context in which it was adopted.
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| Author: | Paweł KamockiORCiDGND, Henning LobinORCiDGND, Andreas WittORCiDGND, Angelika WöllsteinORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-132035 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/14664208.2023.2296787 |
| ISSN: | 1747-7506 |
| Parent Title (English): | Current Issues in Language Planning |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Place of publication: | London |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 2023 |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2025/06/12 |
| Publishing Institution: | Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS) |
| Publicationstate: | Veröffentlichungsversion |
| Reviewstate: | Peer-Review |
| Tag: | Grundgesetz International coordination |
| GND Keyword: | Amtssprache; Deutsch; Rechtschreibreform; Sprachpolitik |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| First Page: | 7 |
| Last Page: | 21 |
| Note: | Finanziert über das Taylor & Francis-Konsortium der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft |
| DDC classes: | 400 Sprache / 430 Deutsch |
| Open Access?: | ja |
| BDSL-Classification: | Sprache im 20. Jahrhundert. Gegenwartssprache |
| Linguistics-Classification: | Sprachpolitik |
| Program areas: | Digitale Sprachwissenschaft |
| Licence (English): |  Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0 International |