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|name = High Alemannic |
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|nativename = Hochalemannisch |
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|states = [[Switzerland]]<br />[[Germany]]: [[Baden-Württemberg]]<br />[[Austria]]: [[Vorarlberg]]<br />[[Liechtenstein]]<br />[[France]]: [[Haut-Rhin]] |
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|familycolor = Indo-European |
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|fam2 = [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] |
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|fam3 = [[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]] |
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|fam4 = [[High German languages|High German]] |
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|fam5 = [[Upper German]] |
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|fam6 = [[Alemannic languages|Alemannic]] |
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|script = [[Latin script|Latin]] ([[German alphabet]]) |
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|map = Brunig-Napf-Reuss-Linie.png |
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==Language area== |
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The High Alemannic dialects are spoken in [[Liechtenstein]] and in most of German-speaking [[Switzerland]] (for instance [[Bernese German]] or [[Zürich German]]) except for the [[Highest Alemannic German|Highest Alemannic]] dialects in the South and for the [[Low Alemannic German|Low Alemannic]] [[Basel German]] dialect in the North West. They are also spoken in Southern [[Baden-Württemberg]] in [[Germany]] and in [[Vorarlberg]] in [[Austria]]. Therefore, High Alemannic must not be confused with the term "[[Swiss German]]", which refers to all Alemannic dialects of Switzerland as opposed to [[Swiss Standard German|Swiss variant]] of [[Standard German]], the literary language of [[diglossia|diglossic]] German-speaking Switzerland. |
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The High Alemannic dialects are spoken in most of German-speaking [[Switzerland]] ([[Swiss Plateau]]), except for the [[Highest Alemannic German|Highest Alemannic]] dialects in the [[Swiss Alps]] and for the [[Low Alemannic German|Low Alemannic]] ([[Basel German]]) dialect in the North West, and in [[Liechtenstein]]. |
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Therefore, High Alemannic must not be confused with the term "[[Swiss German]]", which refers to all Alemannic dialects of Switzerland as opposed to [[Swiss Standard German|Swiss variant]] of [[Standard German]], the literary language of [[diglossia|diglossic]] German-speaking Switzerland. |
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In [[Germany]], High Alemannic dialects are spoken in in Southern [[Baden-Württemberg]], i.e. the [[Markgräflerland]] and in the adjacent area south of [[Freiburg im Breisgau]] up to the [[Black Forest]] ([[Schönau im Schwarzwald|Schönau]]). It is also spoken in the southern [[Sundgau]] region beyond the [[Upper Rhine]], which is part of [[Alsace]], [[France]]. In Southern [[Vorarlberg]] in [[Austria]], High Alemannic is spoken around [[Bludenz]]. |
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==Subdivision== |
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High Alemannic is tradtionaly subdivided in an Eastern and Western language area (''[[Sprachraum]]''), marked by the [[Brünig-Napf-Reuss line]] isogloss crossing the Swiss [[Cantons of Switzerland|cantons]] of [[Aargau]] and [[Canton of Lucerne|Lucerne]] (''Luzern''). Eastern High Alemannic (for instance [[Zurich German]]) and Western High Alemannic German (for instance [[Bernese German]]) differ in pronunciation of [[diphtong]]s and in [[plural]]ization. |
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==Features== |
==Features== |
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The distinctive feature of the High Alemannic dialects is the completion of the [[High German consonant shift]], for instance ''chalt'' {{IPA|[xalt]}} 'cold' vs. Low Alemannic and standard German 'kalt' {{IPA|[kʰalt]}}. |
The distinctive feature of the High Alemannic dialects is the completion of the [[High German consonant shift]], for instance ''chalt'' {{IPA|[xalt]}} 'cold' vs. Low Alemannic and standard German 'kalt' {{IPA|[kʰalt]}}. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Alemannic German language]] |
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Revision as of 13:01, 26 June 2013
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| Hochalemannisch | |
| Native to | Switzerland Germany: Baden-Württemberg Austria: Vorarlberg Liechtenstein France: Haut-Rhin |
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| ISO 639-3 | – |
 Geographical spread of High Alemannic dialects; marked in red is the Brünig-Napf-Reuss line | |
High Alemannic is a dialect of Alemannic German and is often considered to be part of the German language, even though it is only partly intelligible to non-Alemannic speakers.
Language area
The High Alemannic dialects are spoken in most of German-speaking Switzerland (Swiss Plateau), except for the Highest Alemannic dialects in the Swiss Alps and for the Low Alemannic (Basel German) dialect in the North West, and in Liechtenstein.
Therefore, High Alemannic must not be confused with the term "Swiss German", which refers to all Alemannic dialects of Switzerland as opposed to Swiss variant of Standard German, the literary language of diglossic German-speaking Switzerland.
In Germany, High Alemannic dialects are spoken in in Southern Baden-Württemberg, i.e. the Markgräflerland and in the adjacent area south of Freiburg im Breisgau up to the Black Forest (Schönau). It is also spoken in the southern Sundgau region beyond the Upper Rhine, which is part of Alsace, France. In Southern Vorarlberg in Austria, High Alemannic is spoken around Bludenz.
Subdivision
High Alemannic is tradtionaly subdivided in an Eastern and Western language area (Sprachraum), marked by the Brünig-Napf-Reuss line isogloss crossing the Swiss cantons of Aargau and Lucerne (Luzern). Eastern High Alemannic (for instance Zurich German) and Western High Alemannic German (for instance Bernese German) differ in pronunciation of diphtongs and in pluralization.
Features
The distinctive feature of the High Alemannic dialects is the completion of the High German consonant shift, for instance chalt [xalt] 'cold' vs. Low Alemannic and standard German 'kalt' [kʰalt].