Tag Archives: Einwanderer

Brooklynese

Posted on 7. July 2014 by schaefew

Many Americans look down on the speech of New Yorkers, and many New Yorkers themselves don’t like they way they talk. As a matter of fact, until a few decades ago students of Manhattan High Schools were given diagnostic exams … Continue reading →

Posted in Aussprache, Gesellschaft, Sprache, Sprachvariation | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Land der Freiheit

Posted on 26. September 2013 by schaefew

Die Kontrollen bei der Einreise in die USA über sich ergehen zu lassen, erfordert viel Geduld. Das habe ich immer wieder von Freunden und Kollegen gehört, die sie über sich ergehen lassen mussten. Das bestätigt jetzt eine Autorin, die in … Continue reading →

Posted in Gesellschaft, Sprache, Sprachgebrauch | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Troublesome letters

Posted on 2. November 2012 by schaefew

The second wave of French-speaking language teachers, those who came to England after the Restoration, included Guy Mièges, a talented practical linguist from Switzerland. His Nouvelle Mèthode (1685) is a landmark in the development of English language teaching. Miége could … Continue reading →

Posted in Aussprache, Einstellungen, Fremdsprache, Irrtümer, Schreibung, Sprache | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Foreign beasts and serpents

Posted on 29. October 2012 by schaefew

John Florio, a language teacher in Tudor England, was a fluent bilingual speaker of English and Italian, although he probably never went to Italy. One of the strands in Florio’s work is his dislike of England. This seems to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Fremdsprache, Gesellschaft, Sprache | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment