Misplaced Pages

Franconian (linguistics): Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 19:39, 12 August 2006 editUlritz (talk | contribs)691 editsm format← Previous edit Revision as of 19:53, 12 August 2006 edit undoRex Germanus (talk | contribs)11,278 editsm Removed redundant list, incorrect information on area and added image.Next edit →
Line 1: Line 1:
]
'''Franconian''' is a linguistic marker for a number of ] and dialects spoken in the former ]. '''Franconian''' is a linguistic marker for a number of ] and dialects spoken in the former core of the ], the ] and the most Western tip of ] (around ]).

There are 3 main groups: There are 3 main groups:

# The ] variant, consisting of ], ] and their dialects. # The ] variant, consisting of ], ] and their dialects.
# ] dialects. # ] dialects.
# The ] dialects in the transition area between Central and ] dialects. # The ] dialects in the transition area between Central and ] dialects.


⚫ ]s seriously question the existence of a Franconian linguistic family as there is no proof whatsoever these 3 main groups developed from a single ancestor language. ] (Old Dutch) for instance is commonly excepted to be a descendant of ], the proposed common ancestor and language of the ], while West Central German and the Upper German transition dialects are though to have been heavily influenced by it.


''They divide as follows'':


* ] languages

* ]
** Middle Franconian
*** ] (], ] and Belgium)
**** ] (Limburg in the Netherlands and Belgium, also extending towards Cologne)
*** ] (North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and ])
**** ] (], Belgium and France)
** ]
*** ] (France)
*** ] (Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
**** ] or ''Pennsylvania Dutch'' (historical communities in North America, especially Pennsylvania)
*** ] (Rhineland-Palatinate and France)
*** ] (] and Rhineland-Palatinate)
*** ] (Hesse, ])

* Transitional areas between ] and ]
** ] (]-], Thuringia, Hesse, ], ] and ])
** ] (Baden-Württemberg)


Franconian refers to the ] that settled in ], ], and the ] between 200 and 400 A.D. Various languages and dialects, which are supposed to have developed from the ] of the Franks, have been given the name of Franconian. Linguists attempting to find the relationship among these languages or dialects to the Old Frankish language call it Franconian.

⚫ While a variety of languages and dialects are refered to as Franconian, it hasnt been proven whether they constitute a language group. ] (Old Dutch) for instance is commonly excepted to be a descendant of ], the proposed common ancestor and language of the ], while West Central German and the Upper German transition dialects are though to have been heavily influenced by it. Therefore, it is possible that their name might only stem from the geopolitical extent and influence of the ].


West Franconian (also called Moselle Franconian or Frankish) refers to the ] and/or dialects of ], the ], ], the ] area of Germany, and portions of ]. Low Franconian refers to the ] (otherwise known as Low German) varieties of the language spoken in the ] (Dutch), and southern Africa (Afrikaans). Central Franconian often refers to the varieties of High Germanic languages spoken in the areas surrounding Frankfurt-am-Main, as well as other areas of southern Germany. Local Frankish dialects can also be heard in ], which German colonists known as ] brought with them to the area.


== See also ==
*]
*]
*]


] ]
Line 48: Line 16:
] ]
] ]

{{ie-lang-stub}}

] ]
] ]

Revision as of 19:53, 12 August 2006

File:Franconianlanguages.png
Low Frankish, Western Central German and transitional Upper German dialects.

Franconian is a linguistic marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish Empire, the Low Countries and the most Western tip of Germany (around Aachen).

There are 3 main groups:

  1. The Low Frankish variant, consisting of Dutch, Afrikaans and their dialects.
  2. West Central German dialects.
  3. The High German dialects in the transition area between Central and Upper German dialects.

Linguists seriously question the existence of a Franconian linguistic family as there is no proof whatsoever these 3 main groups developed from a single ancestor language. Low Frankish (Old Dutch) for instance is commonly excepted to be a descendant of Old Frankish, the proposed common ancestor and language of the Franks, while West Central German and the Upper German transition dialects are though to have been heavily influenced by it.

Categories: