Daniel Paul Schreber : Beginner's Guide to Memoirs of My Nervous Illness

basic language
blessedness
devils
emasculation
examined soul
fleetingly improvised men
front courts of heaven
god
irregular world order
nerves
nerve connection
nought-thinking
purification
rays
regular world order
soul murder
sun
transmigration of souls
voices
wonder

<<<

© 2009 M. Rautenberg

Impressum

Datenschutz

basic language

[aka Grundsprache]

According to Daniel Paul Schreber, the basic language is the language spoken by god and the souls being in the process of purification or having finished it.

Essentially, the basic language consists of a somewhat dated and ponderous German. Most words from the basic language have an ironic meaning or are euphemisms.

Expressions like soul murder, front courts of heaven or in account of him, who is and will be are quintessential for the basic language.

Closely related to the basic language is the nerves language (Nervensprache).