German as a Plain Language
Ten properties
- Written German
- Written to address a target audience
- Therefore always different – as target audiences are
- Created for readers with the lowest reading performance within the target audience
- Action-oriented and activity-oriented
- Appropriate to the kind of document
- Correct German
- Stylistically appropriate
- As short and detailed as possible
- Without blather and swagger
Conference — Saint Petersburg — 2020-10-13
For further information please check my books and articles which are available in German language only:
Plain Language (German)
Letzte Änderung: 19JUL22
www.plain-language.de
baumert@einfache-sprache.info
