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Standard German

Standard German, also Standard High German or High German (German: Standarddeutsch, Standardhochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch or, in Switzerland, Schriftdeutsch), is the umbrella term for the standardized varieties of the German language, which are used in formal contexts and for communication between different dialect areas. German is a pluricentric Dachsprache w…

Standards, Continuum between Standard German and German dialects & Origins

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Early forms
West Germanic Old High German Middle High German Early New High German · Old High German Middle High German Early New High German · Middle High German Early New High German · Early New High German
Glottolog
stan1295
ISO 639-1
de
ISO 639-2
ger (B) deu (T)
ISO 639-3
deu
Language family
GermanicWest GermanicElbe GermanicHigh GermanStandard German · West GermanicElbe GermanicHigh GermanStandard German · Elbe GermanicHigh GermanStandard German · High GermanStandard German · Standard German

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Pluricentricity

Continuum between Standard German and German dialects

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Standard German

Nodes108
Edges107
Triples148
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018519
Components1

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Standard German

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related to Continuum between Standard German and German dialects · 41
Standard German → Abstandsprachen, Alsace, Ausbau, Austria, Dachsprache, Dialect, East Belgium, French, German, German-speaking, Germany, High, High German, However, In, In German-speaking Switzerland, In Northern Germany, It, Liechtenstein, Low German
related to Phonology · 23
Standard German → American English, British, Das Aussprachewörterbuch, Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch, Deutschlandfunk, Duden, Eva-Maria Krech, German, German Pronunciation Dictionary, German Standard German, German-speaking, Hannover, It, Max Mangold, Northern Germany, Radio Germany, Some, Standardized High German, The, The Pronunciation Dictionary
related to Terminology · 20
Standard German → Alps, Austria, Austrian Standard German, For, German, German Standard German, Germany, High German, Hochdeutsch, In German, Italy, Liechtenstein, Low German, North Sea, On, Standarddeutsch, Standardsprache, Swiss Standard German, Switzerland, The
related to Pluricentricity · 15
Standard German → Austrian, Austrian Standard German, Belgium, German, German Standard German, German-speaking, In, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Namibia, Since, Swiss, Swiss Standard German, The German, These
related to Origins · 9
Standard German → Bible, Central German, East Central German, German, Luther, Martin Luther's, New Testament, Old Testament, Saxon
Language family · 5
Standard German → Elbe GermanicHigh GermanStandard German, GermanicWest GermanicElbe GermanicHigh GermanStandard German, High GermanStandard German, Standard German, West GermanicElbe GermanicHigh GermanStandard German
Early forms · 4
Standard German → Early New High German, Middle High German Early New High German, Old High German Middle High German Early New High German, West Germanic Old High German Middle High German Early New High German
related to English to Standard German cognates · 4
Standard German → English, Instead, This, Words
related to Deutsche Welle · 3
Standard German → Deutsche Welle, Its Standard German, The German
Writing system · 2
Standard German → German Braille, Latin script (German alphabet)

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german standard language germany dialects high switzerland pronunciation duden used varieties swiss austrian also dialect different orthography austria use spelling

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Standard GermanEarly formsWest Germanic Old High German Middle High German Early New High German1.00infobox
Standard GermanEarly formsOld High German Middle High German Early New High German1.00infobox
Standard GermanEarly formsMiddle High German Early New High German1.00infobox
Standard GermanEarly formsEarly New High German1.00infobox
Standard GermanGlottologstan12951.00infobox
Standard GermanISO 639-1de1.00infobox
Standard GermanISO 639-2ger (B) deu (T)1.00infobox
Standard GermanISO 639-3deu1.00infobox
Standard GermanLanguage familyGermanicWest GermanicElbe GermanicHigh GermanStandard German1.00infobox
Standard GermanLanguage familyWest GermanicElbe GermanicHigh GermanStandard German1.00infobox
Standard GermanLanguage familyElbe GermanicHigh GermanStandard German1.00infobox
Standard GermanLanguage familyHigh GermanStandard German1.00infobox
Standard GermanLanguage familyStandard German1.00infobox
Standard GermanLinguasphere52-ACB–dl1.00infobox
Standard GermanRegionGerman-speaking Europe1.00infobox
Standard GermanRegulated byCouncil for German Orthography1.00infobox
Standard GermanSigned formsSigned German1.00infobox
Standard GermanSpeakersL1: 76 million (2019) L2: 59 million Total: 130 million1.00infobox
Standard GermanStandard formsStandard German (German, Austrian, Swiss)1.00infobox
Standard GermanWriting systemLatin script (German alphabet)1.00infobox
Standard GermanWriting systemGerman Braille1.00infobox

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