deutsche Sprache (German language)
- Introduction
- Description:
- Facts and figures:
- Where is German spoken today as the main language?
- Deutschland (Germany)
- Österreich (Austria)
- die Schweiz (Switzerland)
- Liechtenstein (Lichtenstein)
- Five facts about languages spoken in Europe today
- Fun facts about the German language
- Some germane facts about German
- Where is German spoken today as the main language?
- Historical fact:
- THERE WAS NO "GERMANY" TILL JANUARY 18, 1871!
- That’s when Emperor Wilhelm I and Chancellor Otto von Bismarck united the Germanic kingdoms and regions under Prussian leadership.
- Consequently, there was no German language, just many dialects spoken in those areas, which made learning German trickier as a result of these significant regional differences.
- Two general types of dialects developed-----Hochdeutsch (High German) and Plattdeutsch (Low German)
- High German dialects are spoken in southern Germany, while Low German dialects are spoken in northern Germany.
- As a result, many Germans living in the South have trouble understanding Germans living in the North.
- Both High and Low German dialects are spoken and written.
- What is the German language?
- German belongs to the Germanic language family, which is one of 9 families of the Indo-European languages.
- The official German language today is Standard German, which is High German (Hochdeutsch), plus dialects and slang.
- Everyone learns Hochdeutsch in school, and all newspapers, books, TV programs, transportation schedules are written or spoken Hochdeutsch.
- Linguistics of the German language
- Characteristics of spoken German
- Pronunciation and alphabet
- Vocabulary
- Nouns
- Compound or überlang German words
- Idioms
- Slang
- Dialects
- Characteristics of written German
- Alphabet
- Spelling
- Capitalization
- Punctuation
- Syntax and grammar
- Translation
- Characteristics of spoken German
- German belongs to the Germanic language family, which is one of 9 families of the Indo-European languages.
- German language today:
"Mother tongue moments: How to combine German and English"- Reforms in the German language
- German firms ditch umlauts for global trade
- Spelling (ß or ss; ck and tz)
- Capitalization (Noun or noun)
- German language in other countries
- Trends
- Changes in language conversation and usage
- Suggestions to reform the German language
- Why some foreigners live in Germany without mastering the language?
- Is the German language degenerating?
- What divides the German language between east and west?
- What is "Denglisch"? (Deutsch-English)
Denglisch is a mix of Deutsch and English, which is heard with growing frequency among Germans, especially in areas with a lot of young people
- Reforms in the German language