Germanistics

Germanistics is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Common German names for the field are Germanistik, Deutsche Philologie, and Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft und Literaturwissenschaft.

Related Topics:
Humanities - German language

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Modern Germanistics is usually seen as a combination of two sub-disciplines: German linguistics and German literature studies, the latter comprised of studies of older and newer German literature (Älterer and Neuerer deutscher Literaturwissenschaft).

Related Topics:
German linguistic - German literature

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