Standard German

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Standard German is the standardized variety of the German language used in formal communication, education, media, and official contexts across German-speaking countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf spoken standard
standard language
variety of German
written standard
alsoKnownAs High German standard
linked to: Standard German

Hochdeutsch
linked to: Standard German

Standarddeutsch
linked to: Standard German
basedOn various High German dialects
codifiedIn Council for German Orthography rules
Duden orthography
hasFeature V2 word order in main clauses
four grammatical cases
strong and weak verb conjugations
three grammatical genders
verb-final order in subordinate clauses
hasRegionalStandardVariety Austrian Standard German
German Standard German
linked to: Standard German

Swiss Standard German
linked to: Standard German
historicalDevelopment emerged between 16th and 19th centuries
ISO639-1Code de
ISO639-2Code deu
ger
languageFamily Germanic languages
officialStatusIn Austria
Belgium
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Switzerland
orthographyReform German spelling reform of 1996
partOf German language
primaryMedium written language
regulates formal spoken communication in German
formal written communication in German
role lingua franca among German dialect speakers
spokenAlongside German dialects
standardizationInfluencedBy Martin Luther's Bible translation
linked to: Luther Bible

chancery languages of early modern German states
subfamily High German languages
West Germanic languages
teachingAs foreign language worldwide
usedBy German-language international media
usedFor administration
education
judiciary
literature
mass media
official documents
usedIn Austria
Belgium
German-speaking communities worldwide
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
South Tyrol
Switzerland
writingSystem German orthography
Latin alphabet

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High German formsBasisOf Standard German
Upper German influenced Standard German (partly)
linked to: Standard German
New High German includes Standard German
New High German standardVariety Standard German
East Belgium usesLanguage Standard German
Eastphalian contactWith Standard German
Eastphalian influencedBy Standard German
Eastphalian contrastWith Standard German
Central Bavarian standardLanguage Standard German
Sallands hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Standard German
High German consonant shift affectsLanguage Modern Standard German
linked to: Standard German
Upper Franconian dialects usedAlongside Standard German
Bamberg dialect influencedBy Standard German
Ripuarian influencedBy Standard German
Nuremberg dialect distinctFrom Standard German
Colognian distinctFrom Standard German
North Frisian influencedBy Standard German
Strücklingen dialect coexistsWith Standard German
Kölsch influencedBy Standard German
Hessian influencedBy Standard German
Upper Saxon influencedBy Standard German
Standard German alsoKnownAs Standarddeutsch
linked to: Standard German
Standard German alsoKnownAs Hochdeutsch
linked to: Standard German
Standard German alsoKnownAs High German standard
linked to: Standard German
Standard German hasRegionalStandardVariety German Standard German
linked to: Standard German
Standard German hasRegionalStandardVariety Swiss Standard German
linked to: Standard German
Standard German phonology language Standard German
Banat Swabian dialect distinctFrom Standard German
German typicalLanguageVariety Standard German
South Franconian German standardLanguage Standard German
Early New High German precedes Modern Standard German
linked to: Standard German
Early New High German developedInto Modern Standard German
linked to: Standard German
Franconian German usesOrthographyOf Standard German
Franconian German notSameAs Standard German
Deutschschweiz officialWrittenLanguage Standard German
Ostfälisch standardLanguageInfluence Standard German
Southern Bavarian standardLanguage Standard German
Gronings influencedBy Standard German