Language panorama Laufenburg
 The language panorama of Laufenburg in the former Schlosskeller restaurant |
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| place | 5080 Laufenburg , Switzerland 
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| opening | 20th May 2017 |
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Association Sprachpanorama
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The language panorama in Laufenburg , Switzerland, is a permanent exhibition on the subject of “understanding language”. The museum in the former “Schlosskeller” restaurant also offers various guided tours and workshops on the subject of language . To “grasp” language, the museum relies on exploring and finding out through individual activities such as folding, turning, typing, drawing, clicking and listening.
history
The “Schlosskeller” in Laufenburg's old town was closed in 2009. The Sprachpanorama association, chaired by linguist and grammar school teacher Florence Aggeler, rented the building in 2017. The project idea matured after Aggeler noticed that young people were very interested in linguistic topics that were not included in the curriculum. The Sprachpanorama is the only museum in Switzerland that specifically exhibits language. Some exhibits have a connection to the canton of Aargau or the municipality of Laufenburg, while others relate to German-speaking Switzerland (e.g. dialects) or the entire German-speaking area . The 250 m² exhibition encompasses the four subject areas “ Language History ”, “Languages and Language Families ”, “ Dialect ” (especially Swiss German ) and “ Reading ”.
exhibition
"History of language" exhibition section
This room in the vaulted cellar deals with the history of language, in particular the history of the German language from the Teutons up to the 20th century. In addition, rotating cubes are used to illustrate things worth knowing about language change, for example, and at a loanword station visitors can find out from which languages everyday words have come into German . An audio station enables visitors to acoustically experience Old and Middle High German texts and thereby gain access to the German language of the Middle Ages (approx. 9th to 14th centuries).
Exhibition part «Languages and Language Families»
On the ground floor, those interested in language can discover the diversity of natural languages and language families around the globe on a large touchscreen . Pictures from all continents and additional information on the language families and languages of the world complete the offer in the room.
"Dialect" part of the exhibition
On the second ground floor, visitors can playfully test their knowledge and learn more about the diversity of Swiss dialects and research into Swiss dialects . Among other things, it shows which terms are used in different dialects of Swiss German, but also to what extent Standard German in Switzerland differs from Standard German in Germany and Austria . Swiss German words can also be located in the linguistic atlas of German-speaking Switzerland and language examples from different dialects can be heard.
Dialect word map of Switzerland
Dialect words of Switzerland you can touch
Information corner on the linguistic diversity of Switzerland
Exhibition part «Reading»
In the exhibition room on the subject of «Reading», those interested can find out how the complex ability of reading has been conveyed over the centuries. Reading primers and reading teaching methods from 1500 to 2000 are explained and historical and modern teaching aids and written examples are exhibited. Learning to read texts in other writing systems ( Arabic , Chinese , Turkish and Japanese alphabet ) is also a topic. Issues such as illetrism and dyslexia and the movement of the vocal cords when reading are also specifically addressed . At a station entitled “ Writing and Characteristics of Characters and Words”, different writing systems such as phonetic , verbal and syllabary scripts are presented. In addition, the relationship between characters, words and what is meant by them is shown and explained in various languages. Words can mean the same thing, but still not be congruent. An exact translation of these terms from one language to the other is not possible. These differences between the languages are thematized in the language panorama gebauer, in that the human category formation and perception of the environment are addressed. In addition, authentic exhibits such as the Basel Bible from 1734, original editions of German folk tales from 1772, a 10-volume women's conversation lexicon from 1779, and medical textbooks invite you to browse.
Special
The Sprachpanorama offers guided tours and workshops for groups, especially school classes. In addition to standard tours about language change, the variety of Swiss dialects and scripts and symbols, special tours that focus on minnesong , medieval literature , the history of English or the role of Latin in the history of the German language can be booked.
Past language-related and cultural events were, for example, a linguistic history lecture “From Appel to Apple ”, a Spanish recital, a workshop on the Chinese language and writing , and book presentations. A variety of language-related theme evenings and discussions are also offered.
In the “Youth Projects” room, language projects by schoolchildren that have been created as part of an annual language competition are shown. The competition entries are submitted by secondary school students as individuals, groups or classes. The best three works will receive prize money and will be exhibited one after the other in the shop window of the museum on Untere Wasengasse.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Schütz: The language panorama aims to make language tangible. In: suedkurier.de. January 27, 2017, accessed May 6, 2020 .
- ^ Christian Schmutz: Sprachpanorama inspires young people for dialect. In: srf.ch. January 16, 2020, accessed May 6, 2020 .