On nationality and language in the Duchy of Sleswick or South Jutland

Carl Ferdinand Allen

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\ t:FJ)m.& \ , - .->. -.'. FROM-THE-LIBRARY-OF - -OTTO BREMER- ON ANDNATIONALITY LANGUAGE IN THE DUCHY OF SLESWICK SOUTH JUTLAND. ,^J YIP\ COPENHAGEN. PRINTED IN THIELES OFFICE. 1848. *U 71JD ON THE LANGUAGE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IN THE DUCHY OF SLESWICK OR SOUTHPEOPLE JUTLAND. the latestIT is first time that a consciousnessduring ofof the what is characteristic and signification peculiar which is found in realto a and hasevery nation,people awakened. Thisbeen has its founda- properly peculiarity ?n that which a from its firsttion, stamp people,partly lias received from the in thatbeginning, creator, partly series of influences which the its historicalpeople during has been the either from thefor,objectdevelopment nature under which it hasexterior or fromgrown up, the historical events that have had an influencegeneral Both form theirthereon. what istogether by operations the of acalled This revealsnationality people. nationality itself in all the different in which the manners andw.ays customs of a themselves: in habits andpeople express domestic laws and litera-customs, life, institutions,public ture and and in the as thelast,language, particularly nearest and most direct of the mind.expression public These on the a certain characterwhole, givepeculiarities, to a themselves from allpeople, whereby they distinguish other nations.

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• Danish language
• Nationalism

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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ANDNATIONALITY LANGUAGE
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SOUTH JUTLAND.
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PRINTED IN THIELES OFFICE.
1848.*U 71JD
ON THE LANGUAGE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
IN THE DUCHY OF SLESWICK OR SOUTHPEOPLE
JUTLAND.
the latestIT is first time that a consciousnessduring
ofof the what is characteristic and
signification peculiar
which is found in realto a and hasevery nation,people
awakened. Thisbeen has its founda-
properly peculiarity
?n that which a from its firsttion, stamp people,partly
lias received from the in thatbeginning, creator, partly
series of influences which the its historicalpeople during
has been the either from thefor,objectdevelopment
nature under which it hasexterior or fromgrown up,
the historical events that have had an influencegeneral
Both form theirthereon. what istogether by operations
the of acalled This revealsnationality people. nationality
itself in all the different in which the manners andw.ays
customs of a themselves: in habits andpeople express
domestic laws and litera-customs, life, institutions,public
ture and and in the as thelast,language, particularly
nearest and most direct of the mind.expression public
These on the a certain characterwhole, givepeculiarities,
to a themselves from allpeople, whereby they distinguish
other nations.The consciousness of stands in a near
nationality
this hasrelation to whetherfreedom, alreadypolitical
entered or is in the longing after,exteriorly, only present
a fitness for it. If a be not awakenedand people yet
for in theto life,any feeling independence political they
much theirwill not trouble themselves about nationality.
will habit to the institutionsThey cling customs,only by
of their but not find itand forefathers,language particu-
if be done to ifthem,mortifying any damage onlylarly
not toothe be violent and at the same time bringsinjury
in life.\\iili ii inconveniences the course of their
daily
when the citizen learns to himself asBut beingregard
a tool in the state will ofno machine without a
Iciigc-j
as anbut member of thehis own, independent political
then will the of his its na-language nation,community:
and those andtional connexionsparticularpeculiarities
from its historicalinstitutions becomearising development
and dear to because hehim, acknowledgesimportant
to his and his nations and arethat they belong being,
in which the freedom ofthe real institu-grounds political
if are totions must take androot, they gain durability
7a and as he himself nowbecome blessing just respects
he will also demand forthem as themsacred, respect
from others.
It is that a consciousness oftherefore, nationality
so late in life. It has come or withhas entered after
therefore in those countries which haveandfreedom, only
oreither attained freedom are on the to it.wayalready
first French revolution freedom to a conside-The brought
of but in most therable Europe, places enjoymentpart
to the educated -classes andthereof was confined middle
the more of the But these
wealthy parts community.
more to the refinement and this
belong general Europeanaccount of its in severalonis, generality respects,just
favorable for nationalities. Thereforerather inimical than
was not to be that those classes ofit , societyexpected
most the first French wouldwho revolution,gained by
Nor did do so. Realcare much about nationality. they
must seek its foundation theamongstpopularity people
With the second French revolution a furtherthemselves.
forward was and with the third the freedommade,step
itsof the decisive as all classesgained victory,people
of the who werepeople possessed municipal independence,
as entitled to take in thealso acknowledged part manage-
ment of civic affairs.
It is between the second and third French revolution
of has itself to itsthat the question nationality developed
The ofmeaning nationality which,present importance.
on on the future state of the world hitherto
contemplations
out of has become an universal
lay entirely calculation,
theone of that sets the ingreat powerspower, people
motion and leads them forward in their It
development.
itself both to loosen and to bind.has shown Itmighty,
between thehas cast a cleft Slavonic and German tribes
which will be able to fill and it has
nothing easily up,
the Scandinavian nations in onebound fraternaltogether
that a future to the North.promises brightcommunity
The however accor-
question appeared differently,
to the conditions of the Withdifferent thoseding people.
for instance the who had nonations, French, danger
for their from an intruded andto fear nationality superior
forthe showed itselfsympathy nationalitypower, parti-
in a zealous with the
cularly occupation peoples' history
in a care for the ofand nationallanguage, preservation
and and them forth frombuildings monuments, bringing
in an endeavour to the
,forgetfulness purify languageintroduced elements and the offrom newly employment
old ina number of words from the vigorous language,
a for old national customs and habits and the
respect
of them the medium of
representation through writings
in the of the treasures ofand and publicationpictures,
ancient literature.
In other of wheremany parts Europe nationality
found itself under the of a whorace,pressure foreign
in the this one of theland, question producedgoverned
most materials of fermentation for the troubles
important
of the time. Thus in Bohemia and Poland and the many
tribes that are inother Slavonic incorporated Germany
and with the with the andHungary, Magyars, Flemings
with the natives of Sleswick. Here as in otheralso,
rto awaken and nourish the nationalthey soughtplaces,
and artistic the
feeling by literary activity, by keeping
and the national literature in and labour-honour,language
for its diffusion the But \verehereing among people.
also of a still nature. It concerned thegraverquestions
elevation of a and its release fromdegraded nationality
with which a hadthat pressure foreign people insultingly
and burthened it centuries. Here theviolently through
matter became more serious and the
penetrated deeper:
were moved and the combat attainedpeople inwardly,
ofthat earnestness which aalwaysstamp accompanies
contest where w^hole nations rise to maintain a sacred
right against protracted oppression.
is worth while toIt the a littleregard closer,position
which has taken with to the nationalGermany up respect
movements that have taken within its orterritoriesplace
in the countries. This has beenneighbouring position
However divided hasquite singular. Germany always
in and howeverfeecn. little effect it have haditself, may