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Geschichte der deutschen Sprache
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Geschichte der deutschen Sprache

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  • The Brothers Grimm
    Brothers Grimm
    / The Berlin period: Works on the German language

    …history of the German language, Geschichte der deutschen Sprache, in which he attempted to combine the historical study of language with the study of early history. Research into names and dialects was stimulated by Jacob’s work, as were ways of writing and spelling—for example, he used roman rather than black-letter…

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    …history of the German language, Geschichte der deutschen Sprache, in which he attempted to combine the historical study of language with the study of early history. Research into names and dialects was stimulated by Jacob’s work, as were ways of writing and spelling—for example, he used roman rather than black-letter…

    Read More