
- 520 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This unique reference volume covers the 18 dialects of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Alsace and Luxembourg. Each section discusses the status of dialect in the region concerned together with the historical and geographical background. Then follows a description of the dialect structure of the region, copiously illustrated with phonological, grammatical and lexical examples in IPA transcription. The phonology, grammar and vocabulary of one typical dialect are presented together with a commentary. All examples are given with English glosses. The volume will be of most interest to Germanists with some knowledge of the linguistics and history of German, wishing to deepen their knowledge of German dialects. General linguists and sociolinguists who wish to know about German dialects will also find it useful. It can serve as an intermediate level textbook for any course on German dialects which builds on a linguistics or history of German course.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Phonetic Symbols
- List of Maps
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Frisian
- 2. North Saxon
- 3. Westphalian and Eastphalian
- 4. East Low German
- 5. Central Franconian
- 6. Hessian
- 7. The Dialects of the Palatinate (Das Pfälzische)
- 8. Thuringian
- 9. Upper Saxon
- 10. Low Alemannic
- 11. Swabian
- 12. High Alemannic
- 13. East Franconian
- 14. North Bavarian
- 15. The Central and Southern Bavarian Dialects in Bavaria and Austria