Talk:Early New High German

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ENHG does appear to be used more frequently, I stand corrected. dab (ᛏ) 14:40, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dates

Sorry, but I don't agree that more recent definitions shift the beginning of ENHG to 1500 and its ending to 1750. Scherer's dates are still the standard, though of course there is still discussion. 2 of the modern sources quoted on the page give this dating (Wells recognizes 2 overlapping periods ), so in view of the fact that you haven't got sources for this I'm afraid I'm going to revert. While there are lots of alternatives in the literature, I will be quite surprised if you can find a consensus for 1500-1750 to match that for 1350-1650. And the periodisation of literature is another matter anyway, and not a relevant to the language. --Pfold 15:29, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Of course, it makes sense to allow scope for the discussion of alternative dates, but outside the opening para, which should be concise and states the consensus. So I've recast the periodisation section to create an obvious place for discussion of alternatives. --Pfold 15:57, 13 February 2007 (UTC)