German Standard German

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German Standard German
Bundesdeutsches Hochdeutsch
Pronunciation [ˈbʊndəsdɔʏtʃəsˈhoːxdɔʏtʃ]
Region Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog None
IETF de-DE
A German Standard German speaker, recorded in South Africa

German Standard German, [1] [2] Standard German of Germany, [3] [4] or High German of Germany, [5] is the variety of Standard German that is written and spoken in Germany. [1] [2] [6] It is the variety of German most commonly taught to foreigners. It is not uniform, which means it has considerable regional variation. [7] Linguist Anthony Fox writes that British English is more standardized than German Standard German. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Russ (1994 :7, 61–66, 70, 72, 84–86, 89–91, 96)
  2. 1 2 Sanders (2010 :194 and 196–200)
  3. Fox (1990 :292)
  4. Dürscheid & Giger (2010 :176)
  5. Horvath & Vaughan (1991 :101)
  6. Fox (1990 :292–293)
  7. 1 2 Fox (1990 :293)

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