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| '''High Franconian''' is a variety of ] consisting of ] and ].<ref>Noble, Cecil A. M. (1983). ''Modern German dialects'' New York , Lang, p. 119</ref> It is part of the ] area, spoken southeast of the ] part. |
'''High Franconian''' is a variety of ] consisting of ] and ].<ref>Noble, Cecil A. M. (1983). ''Modern German dialects'' New York , Lang, p. 119</ref> It is part of the ] area, spoken southeast of the ] part. | ||
| It is spoken in ] around ], ], ], ] and ] and a small area in ]. It is disputed, whether ] in Germany belongs to its area. Surnames from the area of High Franconian include ], ], ], ], ] and ]. |
It is spoken in ] around ], ], ], ] and ] and a small area in ]. It is disputed, whether ] in Germany belongs to its area. Surnames from the area of High Franconian include ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | ||
| High Franconian is transitional between ] and ] with similarity to ]. It is sometimes considered part of ], or part of neither Upper or Central German. | High Franconian is transitional between ] and ] with similarity to ]. It is sometimes considered part of ], or part of neither Upper or Central German. | ||
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| Geographic distribution | Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Thuringia, Saxony |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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| Glottolog | high1287 |
 Upper German languages, with High Franconian in red and purple
1: East Franconian
2: South Franconian | |
High Franconian is a variety of High German consisting of East Franconian and South Franconian. It is part of the Franconian languages area, spoken southeast of the Rhine Franconian part.
It is spoken in Germany around Karlsruhe, Erlangen, Fürth, Heilbronn and Würzburg and a small area in France. It is disputed, whether Nuremberg in Germany belongs to its area. Surnames from the area of High Franconian include Bauer, Hofmann, Merkel, Paulus, Schmidt and Schneider.
High Franconian is transitional between Upper German and Central German with similarity to Yiddish. It is sometimes considered part of Central German, or part of neither Upper or Central German.
References
- Noble, Cecil A. M. (1983). Modern German dialects New York , Lang, p. 119
See also
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