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Swiss Standard German

Swiss Standard German proper noun: the form of the German language used for publishing, broadcasting and writing in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as distinguished from the Swiss German language used in speech.

Proper noun

Swiss Standard German

  1. The form of the German language used for publishing, broadcasting and writing in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as distinguished from the Swiss German language used in speech.
    • For instance, while the Swiss German word Färnseer (television set) derives from Fernseher, Hutte (tub) and Beige (pile) are Swiss German words that are now used also in Swiss standard German.1990, Stephen Barbour, Patrick Stevenson, Variation in German: A Critical Approach to German Sociolinguistics, page 213
    • The independent position of Swiss Standard German has been strengthened by Swiss neutrality and the recent German past.1995, Michael G. Clyne, The German Language in a Changing Europe, page 47

Questions about Swiss Standard German

What does Swiss Standard German mean?
Swiss Standard German means the form of the German language used for publishing, broadcasting and writing in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as distinguished from the Swiss German language used in speech.
What part of speech is Swiss Standard German?
Swiss Standard German is a proper noun.

Words near Swiss Standard German in the dictionary

  1. Swiss Reformation
  2. Swiss roll
  3. Swiss rolls
  4. Swiss shower
  5. Swiss showers
  6. Swiss Standard German
  7. Swiss steak
  8. Swiss steaks
  9. Swiss stone pine
  10. Swiss stone pines
  11. Swiss system

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