Association for the promotion of pure German

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The Association for the Promotion of German Clean Language was founded in Heidelberg in 1848 by Josef Dominik Karl Brugger . The association ended in 1865 after Brugger died.

Club history

Brugger dedicated himself to language protection at least since 1829. From the summer of 1847 he gave numerous lectures in a Heidelberg reading society , which initiated the founding of the association. The call to found the association on May 16, 1848 was supported by numerous members of the teaching staff of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg . The association was open to all Germans, male and female. The prerequisite for joining was the support of the purpose of the association "Promotion of the German plain language through spoken and written, by using German words instead of foreign ones where possible." The first general meeting was held on August 21, 1848 and was supported by the German Revolution of 1848 / 1849At the end of 1848 the association had 477 members in 72 districts in all German-speaking areas, including well-known members such as Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall in Vienna. By 1851 the number of members grew to one thousand, by 1861 to around 2500, which was the peak of the membership.

Association members either dealt with the translation of foreign words and loan words , or with the propagation and dissemination of such translations. The real aim of these activities, however, was to make a contribution to the unity of Germany. As far as the efforts of the club members and Bruggers themselves are concerned, they were not at all successful.

The publication of the club magazine Die deutsche Eiche , which appeared for the first time in the New Year of 1850, was just as unsuccessful . First magazine to promote the German spirit, German morals and pure German language . In the first year of 1850, Die deutsche Eiche was published twice a week, the following year every two months. Most of the magazine articles came from Brugger himself. In addition to membership, Die deutsche Eiche was also displayed in inns, pubs and reading societies and was thus widely used. The club magazine was discontinued in the second year of 1851.

After Brugger's death in 1865, the club quickly came to an end. In summary, Kirkness states: "After an enthusiastic start, practically nothing was achieved."

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Occasionally the association is also found in the specialist literature under the name Association for German Pure Language or Association of German Pure Language or Pure Language Association . The correct name of the association, Association for the Promotion of German Pure Language, and the association's goals can be found in: Josef Dominik Karl Brugger: History of the establishment and development of the Association of German Pure Language. Heidelberg: Mohr, 1862. p. 19 .
  2. ^ Brugger, Josef Dominik Karl (1862). History of the establishment and development of the Association of German Pure Language . Heidelberg: Mohr. P. 18 .
  3. ^ Brugger, Josef Dominik Karl (1862). History of the establishment and development of the Association of German Pure Language . Heidelberg: Mohr. P. 24 .
  4. ^ Polenz, Peter von (1999). German language history from the late Middle Ages to the present . Volume III 19th and 20th centuries. Berlin / New York: De Gruyter. P. 267 f.
  5. ↑ Kirkness, Alan (1975). On language cleaning in German 1789–1871. A historical documentation . Volume 2. Tübingen: Fool. P. 330.
  6. ^ Estermann, Alfred (1988). The German literature journals 1850–1880: Bibliographies - Programs . Volume 1 A-D 0001-0624. Munich / New York / London / Paris: KG Saur. Pp. 507-510 .
  7. ↑ Kirkness, Alan (1975). On language cleaning in German 1789–1871. A historical documentation . Volume 2. Tübingen: Fool. P. 342.