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Peer reviewedPenzl, Herbert – Unterrichtspraxis, 1994
Capitalization of all nouns has been the general German practice since the early 18th century. After 1945, the crisis of the German standard language, resulting from regional (dialectal) and foreign influences brought also intensive efforts for a controversial reform including decapitalization. Coordinated action for Germany, Switzerland, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Foreign Countries, German, Nouns
