Download or read book The Effects of Historical German-Slovene Language Contact on the Slovene Language written by Donald F. Reindl and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slovene has been in contact with German for approximately a millennium and a half. During this time, this contact has been realized through geographical proximity, social contact with German (through the church, education, etc.), German enclaves in Slovene ethnic territory, and widespread bilingualism in Slovenia.