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Legal Status and Regulation of the German Language in the Federal Republic of Germany
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Pawel Kamocki; Henning Lobin; Andreas Witt; Angelika Wöllstein – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2025
Despite being an official language of several countries in Central and Western Europe, German is not formally recognised as the official language of the Federal Republic of Germany. However, in certain situations the use of the German language, including the spelling rules, is subject to state regulation (by acts of Federal Parliament or by…
Descriptors: German, Official Languages, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation