The man who taught Germans to speak

Until the end of the 19th century, there was no official way to speak German. This was a problem that Theodor Siebs felt needed a solution: a modern society needed an agreed common dialect that anyone could use. And so Siebs, with a few colleages and some friends from the world of theatre, developed a new standard for the spoken German language.

But for it to be accepted, a new technology had to be invented. Fortunately for Siebs, that invention was just around the corner.

Chapters:
00:00 A tale of two pronunciations
01:21 Theodor Siebs
02:17 Setting standards
03:03 Stage Pronunciation
04:16 The road to recognition
05:16 The final G
06:26 An exception to the rule

Music:
"Style Funk" and "Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/
Creative Commons Attribution licence

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