Encyclopedia of Germanic Philology and Lexicographical History

• Adelung — A German proper surname held by prominent historical figures, most notably Johann Christoph Adelung, a leading 18th-century philologist and lexicographer renowned for standardizing the modern German language. In a linguistic and methodological context, the term refers directly to his rigorous principles of lexicography and phonetic spelling based on refined language usage, deeply influencing the evolution of European academic dictionaries.