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3 days ago · The phonology of Standard German is the standard pronunciation or accent of the German language. It deals with current phonology and phonetics as well as with historical developments thereof as well as the geographical variants and the influence of German dialects.
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Jul 18, 2024 · German language, official language of both Germany and Austria and one of the official languages of Switzerland. German belongs to the West Germanic group of the Indo-European language family, along with English, Frisian, and Dutch (Netherlandic, Flemish). Learn more about the German language.
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1 day ago · Anglo-Frisian notably includes English and all its variants, while Continental West Germanic includes German (standard register and dialects), as well as Dutch (standard register and dialects). East Germanic includes most notably the extinct Gothic and Crimean Gothic languages.
Jul 6, 2024 · Like English, the German alphabet consists of 26 basic letters. However, there are also combined letters and three umlauted forms. An umlaut is the pair of dots placed over certain vowels; in German, Umlaut describes the dotted letter, not just the dots. As in English, letters may be pronounced differently depending on word and location.
Jul 18, 2024 · At one extreme is Standard German (Hochsprache), based on the written form of the language and used in radio, television, public lectures, the theatre, schools, and universities. It is relatively uniform, although speakers often reveal regional accents.
3 days ago · Low German is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. Low German is most closely related to Frisian and English, with which it forms the North Sea Germanic group of the
2 days ago · 德語 （德語： Deutsch ， 发音： [dɔʏ̯t͡ʃʰ] （ ⓘ ） ），是 印歐語系 西日耳曼語支 的一門 語言 。 以將其作為官方語言的國家數量計，是世界第六大語言。 德語是 歐盟 内使用最廣的 母語 [3] ，其母語使用者約有9,000萬 [4] 到9,800萬人 [5] 。 德語標準共同語 的形成可以追溯到 馬丁·路德 對 拉丁文 《 九十五条论纲 》的 翻譯 工作。 大多數德語詞彙源於其 日耳曼語族 的祖先語言（由 原始日耳曼語 發展而來的 古高地德語 、 中古高地德語 、 古法蘭克語 等），一些詞彙來自 拉丁語 及 古希臘語 ，還有部分來自 法語 和 英語 。 以德语為母語者現在主要分布在 德國 、 奥地利 、 瑞士 東部 、 列支敦士登 和 盧森堡 。
