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Description. Swabian can be difficult to understand for speakers of Standard German due to its pronunciation and partly differing grammar and vocabulary.

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Dialect group of Alemannic German

"Schwabian" redirects here. For other uses, see Swabian (disambiguation)

Swabian (German: Schwäbisch [ˈʃvɛːbɪʃ] ()) is one of the dialect groups of Alemannic German that belong to the High German dialect continuum. It is mainly spoken in Swabia, which is located in central and southeastern Baden-Württemberg (including its capital Stuttgart and the Swabian Jura region) and the southwest of Bavaria (Bavarian Swabia). Furthermore, Swabian German dialects are spoken by Caucasus Germans in Transcaucasia.[5] The dialects of the Danube Swabian population of Hungary, the former Yugoslavia and Romania are only nominally Swabian and can be traced back not only to Swabian but also to Franconian, Bavarian and Hessian dialects, with locally varying degrees of influence of the initial dialects.[6]

Description [ edit ]

Swabian can be difficult to understand for speakers of Standard German due to its pronunciation and partly differing grammar and vocabulary. For example, the Standard German term for "strawberry jam" is Erdbeermarmelade whereas in Swabian it is called Bräschdlingsgsälz.[7] In 2009, the word Muggeseggele (a Swabian idiom), meaning the scrotum of a housefly, was voted in a readers' survey by Stuttgarter Nachrichten, the largest newspaper in Stuttgart, as the most beautiful Swabian word, well ahead of any other term.[7] The expression is used in an ironic way to describe a small unit of measure and is deemed appropriate to use in front of small children (compare Bubenspitzle). German broadcaster SWR's children's website, Kindernetz, explained the meaning of Muggeseggele in their Swabian dictionary in the Swabian-based TV series Ein Fall für B.A.R.Z.[8]

Characteristics [ edit ]

The ending "-ad" is used for verbs in the first person plural. (For example, "we go" is mir gangad instead of Standard German's wir gehen .) instead of Standard German's .) As in other Alemannic dialects, the pronunciation of "s" before "t" and "p" is [ʃ] (For example, Fest ("party"), is pronounced as Feschd .) (For example, ("party"), is pronounced as .) The voice-onset time for plosives is about halfway between where it would be expected for a clear contrast between voiced and unvoiced-aspirated plosives. This difference is most noticeable on the unvoiced plosives, rendering them very similar to or indistinguishable from voiced plosives: "t" to "d" "p" to "b" German Swabian German Swabian Tasche (bag) Dasch putzen (to clean) butza Tag (day) Dag Papa (dad) Baba One obvious feature is the addition of the diminutive "-le" suffix on many words in the German language. With the addition of this "-le" (pronounced /lə/ ), the article of the noun automatically becomes "das" in the German language, as in Standard High German (SHG). The Swabian "-le" is the same as SHG "-lein" or "-chen", but is used, arguably, more often in Swabian. A small house (SHG: Haus) is a Häuschen or Häuslein in SHG, a Haisle in Swabian. In some regions, "-la" for plural is used. (For example, Haisle may become Haisla, Spätzle becomes Spätzla.) Many surnames in Swabia are also made to end in "-le". German Swabian Zug (train) Zigle Haus (house) Haisle Kerl (guy) Kerle Mädchen (girl) Mädle Baum (tree) Baimle

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Articles (SHG: der, die, das) are often pronounced as "dr", "d" and "s" ("s Haus" instead of "das Haus"). The "ch" is sometimes omitted or replaced. "ich", "dich" and "mich" may become "i", "di" and "mi".

Vowels:

German Swabian Example

(SHG = Swabian) English short a a] a] machen = macha to make long a aː] ɔː] schlafen = schlofa to sleep short e ɛ] e] Mensch, fest = Mentsch, fescht person, steady ɛ] Fest = Fäscht festival long e eː] [ɛa̯] leben = läaba to live short o ɔ] ɔ] Kopf = Kopf head long o oː] [aʊ̯] hoch, schon = hau, schau high, already short ö œ] e] können, Köpfe = kenna, Kepf to know, heads (pl) long ö øː] eː] schön = schee beautiful short i ɪ] e] in = en in long i (ie) iː] [ia̯] nie = nia never short ü ʏ] ɪ] über = iber over long ü yː] [ia̯] müde = miad tired short u ʊ] ɔ] und = ond and long u uː] [ua̯] gut = guat good ei [aɪ̯] [ɔa̯] , [ɔɪ̯] [a] Stein = Schdoa/Schdoi stone [a̯i] [b] mein = mei my au [aʊ̯] [aʊ̯] [c] laufen = laofa to run [a̯u] [d] Haus = Hous house eu [ɔʏ̯] [a̯i] , [ui̯] Feuer = Feijer/Fuijer fire In many regions, the Swabian dialect is spoken with a unique intonation that is also present when native speakers speak in Standard German. Similarly, there is only one alveolar fricative phoneme /s/, which is shared with most other southern dialects. Most Swabian-speakers are unaware of the difference between /s/ and /z/ and do not attempt to make it when they speak Standard German. The voiced plosives, the post-alveolar fricative, and the frequent use of diminutives based on "l" suffixes gives the dialect a very "soft" or "mild" feel, often felt to be in sharp contrast to the harder varieties of German spoken in the North.

Phonology [ edit ]

Consonants [ edit ]

Labial Alveolar Post-

alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal/

Glottal Plosive p b t d k ɡ Affricate b̥f d̥s ( d̥ʃ ) Nasal m n ŋ Fricative f v s ʃ ( ç ) x ( ɣ ) ʁ ( ʕ ) h Approximant l j

Voiceless plosives are frequently aspirated as [pʰ tʰ kʰ] .

. Voiced consonants /b d ɡ v/ can be devoiced as [b̥ d̥ ɡ̊ v̥] after a voiceless consonant. can be devoiced as after a voiceless consonant. Allophones of / ʁ / are often a pharyngeal or velar sound, or lowered to an approximant [ ʕ ] [ ɣ ] [ ʁ̞ ]. / are often a pharyngeal or velar sound, or lowered to an approximant [ ] [ ] [ ]. [ ç ] occurs as an intervocalic allophone of / x , h /.[9]

Vowels [ edit ]

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Front Central Back short long short long short long Close ɪ i iː u uː Close-mid e eː ə o oː Open-mid ɛ ɛː ( ɐ ) ʌ ɔ ɔː Open a aː / a / preceding a nasal consonant may be pronounced as [ ɐ ]. When / a / is lengthened, before a nasal consonant, realized as [ ʌː ]. / preceding a nasal consonant may be pronounced as [ ]. When / / is lengthened, before a nasal consonant, realized as [ ]. / ə / preceding an / r / can be pronounced as [ ʌ ].[10] Diphthongs Front Central Back Close iə uə , ui Mid eə əi əu , ɔe Open ae ao

Classification and variation [ edit ]

Swabian is categorized as an Alemannic dialect, which in turn is one of the two types of Upper German dialects (the other being Bavarian). A sticker that translates as: "We can do everything. Except [speak] standard German ." The Swabian dialect is composed of numerous sub-dialects, each of which has its own variations. These sub-dialects can be categorized by the difference in the formation of the past participle of 'sein' (to be) into gwäa and gsei. The Gsei group is nearer to other Alemannic dialects, such as Swiss German. It can be divided into South-East Swabian, West Swabian and Central Swabian.[11]

Danube Swabian dialects [ edit ]

The Danube Swabians from Hungary, Romania and former Yugoslavia once spoke several different Swabian dialects, called locally Schwowisch, some have similarity to the original Swabian dialect, but also Bavarian dialect, mostly with Palatine and Hesse mixed dialects.[12]

Recognition in mass media [ edit ]

Dominik Kuhn (Dodokay) (2012)

The Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Commerce launched an advertising campaign with the slogan "Wir können alles. Außer Hochdeutsch." which means "We can [do] everything. Except [speak] Standard German" to boost Swabian pride for their dialect and industrial achievements.[13] However, it failed to impress Northern Germans[14] and neighboring Baden. Dominik Kuhn (Dodokay) became famous in Germany with Swabian fandub videos,[15] dubbing among others Barack Obama with German dialect vocals and revised text.[16] In the German dubbing of the 2001 movie Monsters Inc., the Abominable Snowman, played by John Ratzenberger in the original English version and Walter von Hauff in the German version, speaks in the Swabian dialect.[17][18]

Swabian dialect writers [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]

Notes [ edit ]

^ [ei̯] From MHG ^ iː] From MHG ^ From MHG â, ô or ou ^ From MHG û

References [ edit ]

Literature [ edit ]

en.wikipedia.org - Swabian German - Wikipedia
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