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'''East Central German''' ({{lang-de|Ostmitteldeutsche Dialekte}}) is the eastern, non-] |
'''East Central German''' ({{lang-de|Ostmitteldeutsche Dialekte}}) is the eastern, non-] ] language, part of ]. Present-day ] as a ] variant<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=1205-16 |title=Ethnologue: East Middle German |accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> has actually developed from a compromise of East Central (especially ] promoted by ]) and ]. East Central German dialects are mainly spoken in ] and parts of ], and were formerly also spoken in ] and ]. | ||
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East Central German | |
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Ostmitteldeutsch | |
Geographic distribution | Thuringia, Saxony, Berlin, Brandenburg |
Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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Language codes | |
Glottolog | uppe1400 |
Central German dialects Thuringian (7) Upper Saxon (8) Erzgebirgisch (9) Lusatian (10) South Markish (11) |
East Central German (Template:Lang-de) is the eastern, non-Franconian Central German language, part of High German. Present-day Standard German as a High German variant has actually developed from a compromise of East Central (especially Upper Saxon promoted by Johann Christoph Gottsched) and East Franconian German. East Central German dialects are mainly spoken in Central Germany and parts of Brandenburg, and were formerly also spoken in Silesia and Bohemia.
Dialects
East Central German is spoken in large parts of what is today known as the cultural area of Central Germany (Mitteldeutschland). It comprises:
- Thuringian (Thüringisch)
- Upper Saxon German (Obersächsisch)
- Lausitzisch-neumärkisch, as distinct from Low German Brandenburgish (Markish)
- Südmärkisch
- Lower and Upper Lusatian (Lausitzisch)
and further:
- Silesian German (Schlesisch) (nearly extinct)
- High Prussian (Hochpreußisch) (nearly extinct)
See also
Further reading
- Keller, R. E. (1960) German Dialects: phonology and morphology. Manchester University Press.
References
- "Ethnologue: East Middle German". Retrieved 2010-11-24.