Due to the high percentage of Americans of German origin, a widespread belief has emerged claiming that the US Congress, at ...

Butchered words and incorrect grammar on WhatsApp and Twitter, and Anglicisms everywhere: For years, critics have been complaining that the German language is deteriorating. But are they right?

Konrad Duden published his Vollständiges orthographisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (“Complete Orthographic Dictionary of the German Language”) way back in 1880. That was a brilliant stroke of ...

In the 1830s, a wave of immigrants from northern Germany settled in the area of Cole Camp, Missouri, bringing with them their farming skills and the dialect of Plattdüütsch. Now residents are working ...

How does one find one's way around the rules of the German language, where do new words come from, and what are the most important changes in the use of the language - for example, due to ...

To most people, Yiddish and German are closely related. The languages share many root words and grammatical structures, and most speakers of one language can at least understand an individual speaking ...

The actor stars in the German-language film by Maria Schrader. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor Maria Schrader (Unorthodox) directed and with Jan Schomburg co-wrote the Berlin Film Festival winner ...

Despite holding B1 or B2 German certificates, levels three and four on a six-tier scale, many Vietnamese vocational students ...

You may have noticed, Germans have a tendency to weave English words into their sentences and even change their accent accordingly. Not sure how to fit into the conversation like a pro? We got you ...