german

german, a dataset directory which contains some short German texts, for use in automatic language tests.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Related Data and Programs:

TEXT, a dataset directory which contains some short texts in English;

WORDS, a dataset directory which contains lists of words;

Datasets:

• die_bremer_stadtmusikanten.txt, the text of "Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten", by the Brothers Grimm;
• die_kuechenuhr.txt, the text of "Die Kuechenuhr", by Wolfgang Borchert;
• die_verwandlung.txt, the text of "Die Verwandlung", by Franz Kafka. The text contains umlauts, double-s, and guillemots;
• die_verwandlung_normalizedd.txt, the text of "Die Verwandlung", by Franz Kafka. The special German characters have been replaced, using "umlaut_remover.py".
• genesis.txt, the first five books of Genesis;
• massnahmen_gegen_die_gewalt.txt, the text of "Massnahmen gegen die Gewalt", by Bertolt Brecht;
• vor_dem_gesetz.txt, the text of "Vor dem Gesetz", by Franz Kafka;