Historic Colognian
As Altkölnisch the city of Cologne language is referred to in the period from about the 12th century to the 18th century. This classification is mainly due to the Cologne linguist Adam Wrede (1875-1960) back, who hired others to extensive studies on the development of language in the city of Cologne and the surrounding area as well as their implications major German dialects, and both a dictionary of Altkölnischen and of modern Kölschen developed.
History
Since the middle of the 5th century, the city of Cologne was under Frankish rule, which replaced the nearly five hundred years of Roman. The Altkölnische developed later than in the 12th century on the basis of the then - old-fashioned and Ripuarian altniederfränkischen languages of the region and of the Spätalthochdeutschen. The Cologne-based language was therefore already highly influenced German during the Middle Ages.
The Altkölnische language was not a mere dialect, but certainly written language of the ecclesiastical and secular parts of the city and its citizens in common for that time scale. The rich tradition from its early days has a varied linguistic stratification. From the first half of the 16th century literary writings are occupied.
With the beginning of the 16th century increase in the influence of the Modern High German, the written language in the offices and printing works strongly converts, while the spoken Altkölnische was it affected far less. This is evident from written testimonies of the 18th century, where it becomes apparent how the present Kölsche from the time spoken language is emerging.
With the end of the 16th century 's own, down Frankish influenced altkölnische written language was abandoned and converted to the modern German literary language in Cologne. Since then, go the spoken and the written language their own way. Accordingly, written evidence of the Altkölnischen are now thin on the ground.
Sources and Literature
- Dead language
- Ripuarischer dialect
- Culture ( Cologne)
- History of Cologne