09-02-2021, 11:38 PM
OK, I don't understand the drift this topic is taking.
From the 1430's....
We have low German, which has drifted into dialects.
And we have middle high German (Mittelhochdeutsch) which evolved into early new High German, or later, modern German.
As I understand it, "German" was a lingua franca in many parts of central europe, a language that was used for standard interactions or writing, but not day to day use.
So how can you defend that 15th century "German" (whatever that means) is equivalent in any way to the modern day language used in Germany?
From the 1430's....
We have low German, which has drifted into dialects.
And we have middle high German (Mittelhochdeutsch) which evolved into early new High German, or later, modern German.
As I understand it, "German" was a lingua franca in many parts of central europe, a language that was used for standard interactions or writing, but not day to day use.
So how can you defend that 15th century "German" (whatever that means) is equivalent in any way to the modern day language used in Germany?