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Learning German is made easier if one finds out a little about the history of the German language. As a language it is one of the major languages in the world, and it is also the largest first language in the European Union. German is still the third most studied language, so if you are thinking of learning German you are certainly not alone.
The last 200 years saw much German migration, so there are also large German derived pockets in places like Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Chile and Venezuela – however most of the descendants of these migrants no longer speak German as their primary language, if at all. Also, who would have thought that people of German ancestry in the USA outnumber Irish and English ancestry groups.
The Habsburg Empire, which at one time covered most of Eastern and Central Europe had German as its official language of commerce and government. What many do not realize is that German was primarily a written language until the middle of the 19th century. In the mid-1800s the first true dictionary of German was published in over 16 volumes – by the Brothers Grimm.
The German government implemented the Spelling Reform Act in 1996, to simplify and reduce the number of rules to be followed in learning and speaking the German language. Immediately upon the reform, schools started teaching the new rules, but a transition period led to confusion and protest, as media outlets used a combination of both old and new.
The Indo-European group of languages is where German comes from, namely the West Germanic subset of the Germanic branch. English, Yiddish, and Dutch, among others, fall into that group also. Frankfurter, kindergarten, hamburger – these are just some of many English words that came from German. Informal and formal styles of address are to be found in the German language, like many other European languages.
For English speakers learning German, pronunciation takes a lot of practice as there are sometimes clusters of three consonants, even in one syllable of a word. However, the spelling reform mentioned earlier reduced the number of spelling rules from 212 to 112, and reduced the number of rules of punctuation to 9 from 52. If you think learning German is hard now – imagine what it was like before the reform.
There are also many online tools which can help, particularly with vocabulary expansion, pronunciation and verb tenses and rules. Be sure to pick one which does a good job of simulating immersion, this is really necessary to truly grasp the German language in context.
The author operates a language website, and you can view his Learning German Recommendations. You can also sign up for a free 6-day Learning German Online Course.
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