Council for German Orthography
The Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "IPA"., "Council for German Orthography" or "Council for German Spelling"[1]), or Script error: No such module "Lang"., is the main international body regulating Standard High German orthography.
With its seat being in Mannheim, Germany, the RdR was formed in 2004 as a successor to the Script error: No such module "Lang". ("Intergovernmental Commission for German Orthography") in order to include both supporters and opponents of the German orthography reform of 1996 (and subsequent reforms).[1][2]
Currently the RdR is composed of 41 members from those states and regions in the German Sprachraum:[3]
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany: chairman (no voting right) and 18 councillors
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria: 9 councillors
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland: 9 councillors
- Template:Flag decoration German-speaking Community of Belgium (Belgium): 1 councillor
- File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein: 1 councillor
- File:Flag of South Tyrol.svg South Tyrol (Italy): 1 councillor
- File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg: 1 observer (no voting right)
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Despite having German as one of its official languages, Luxembourg, which was not involved in devising the reform of 1996, is not a full member of the council. The government of Luxembourg unilaterally adopted the reform.[4] According to the duchy's largest newspaper, the Script error: No such module "Lang"., Luxembourg does not perceive itself as a "German-speaking country" (the only national language is Luxembourgish) and thus had no right to take part in the council.[5] Despite this, Luxembourg takes part in the annual meetings of German-speaking countries.[6] Furthermore, Luxembourg participates in Script error: No such module "Lang". and has members in the Script error: No such module "Lang"., despite French being only a co-official language, just like German.[7]
The chairman of the Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is a member of the council. In 2003, the RdR, the GfdS, the Script error: No such module "Lang". and the Institute of the German Language, founded the German Language Council (Script error: No such module "Lang".), which was later also joined by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
See also
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References
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- ↑ Luxemburger Wort, 9 August 2004
- ↑ https://brf.be/regional/1117620/ Template:Webarchive BTF.be - 14. Treffen deutschsprachiger Länder in Luxemburg (27.9.2017)
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External links
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