The papers in this volume focus on the following questions: what does the term 'standard language' comprise, how has Standard German developed since the 19th century, how can linguistics adequately describe its present state, and what longerterm developmental tendencies can be identified in it? The answers to these questions also reflect the necessity for normativity and its boundaries.



Ludwig M. Eichinger ist Direktor des Instituts für Deutsche Sprache und Professor an der Universität Mannheim. Werner Kallmeyer ist Leiter der Abteilung Pragmatik des IDS und apl. Professor an der Universität Mannheim