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  Upper German - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Upper German is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Northern Italy.
Upper German can be generally classified as Alemannic or Austro-Bavarian.
Walliser German (in the Wallis Canton of Switzerland)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Upper_German   (140 words)

  
 High German languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The High German languages are a subdivision of the West Germanic Languages ██ Low Saxon-Low Franconian (West Germanic) ██ Low German (West Germanic) ██ Central German (West Germanic) ██ Upper German (West Germanic) ██ Anglic (Anglo-Frisian, West Germanic) ██ Frisian (Anglo-Frisian, West Germanic) ██ East North Germanic ██ West North Germanic ██ Line dividing the North and West Germanic languages.
By the High German consonant shift, the map of German dialects is divided into Upper German (green) and Central German (blue), and the Low German (yellow).
The High German languages (in German, Hochdeutsch) are any of the varieties of standard German, Luxembourgish and Yiddish as well as the local German dialects spoken in central and southern Germany, in Austria, in Liechtenstein, in Switzerland, in Luxembourg and in neighbouring portions of Belgium, France (Alsace and northern Lorraine), Italy and Poland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/High_German   (601 words)

  
 German language - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
German is spoken primarily in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, in two-thirds of Switzerland, in two-thirds of the South Tyrol province of Italy (in German, Südtirol), in the small East Cantons of Belgium, and in some border villages of the South Jutland County (Nordschleswig) of Denmark.
German is the third most taught foreign language worldwide, also in the USA (after Spanish and French); it is the second most known foreign language in the EU (after English; see [1]) It is one of the official languages of the European Union.
Central German dialects include Ripuarian, Luxembourgish, Moselle Franconian, Rhine Franconian, Hessian, Thuringian, and Upper Saxon, and are spoken in the southeastern Netherlands, eastern Belgium, Luxembourg, parts of France, and in Germany approximately between the River Main and the southern edge of the Lowlands.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/g/e/r/German_language.html   (3592 words)

  
 Learn more about German language in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
German (Deutsch) is one of the world's major languages, a member of the western group of Germanic languages.
German is the third most popular foreign language worldwide, and the second most popular in Europe (after English), USA and East Asia (Japan).
German is the only official language in Germany, Liechtenstein and Austria; it shares official status in Belgium (with French and Dutch), Italy (with Italian, French and Slovenian), Switzerland (with French, Italian and Romansh), Luxembourg (with French and Luxembourgish).
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /g/ge/german_language.html   (721 words)

  
 German
German belongs to the Western group of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.
The German dialects spoken in colonies founded by German-speaking people were based on the regional dialects spoken by the original colonists, e.g., Pennsylvania German (erroneously called Dutch instead of Deutsch) is based on the dialects of the Palatinate region of Germany.
German is considered to be a Category II language in terms of difficulty for speakers of English.
www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/december/German.html   (1594 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : High German   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
High German (in German, Hochdeutsch) is any of several German dialects spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Luxembourg (as well as in neighbouring portions of Belgium, France (Alsace), Italy, Poland, and Romania (Transylvania) and in some areas of former colonial settlement, for example in Namibia).
It is distinguished from Low German mainly by its participation in the High German consonant shift.
The name "High German" contrasts with "Low German", a term variously used to refer to the Low Saxon dialects originating from around the Baltic city of Lübeck; these dialects together with the Low Franconian languages (Dutch, West Flemish, and Afrikaans); or all of the Western Germanic languages other than High German (including English and Frisian).
www.hallencyclopedia.com /High_German   (542 words)

  
 German   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The "mission" of the German Section is to teach German language, culture, and literature as expressed in the heritage of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to all interested and enrolled students.
Knowledge of German is important for graduate study (reading knowledge of foreign languages is often required, and German definitely comes in very handy), but is also useful in teaching, government careers, business and international trade, journalism, work in the sciences, communications, and many other fields.
German is an Approved Concentration for a B.A in General Studies and it is available as a "Second Discipline" for a B.S. in IT/Information Technology.
class.georgiasouthern.edu /fl/german2.htm   (3037 words)

  
 German language
German is one of the European languages of longer tradition and rougher history.
Nowadays, German is native language of 98 million people in the world, who not only live in the countries where it is official language (such as Germany and Austria).
The spoken German however, presents many dialects which belong to either the High German or to the Low German dialectal groups (note that 'Low German' is not a negative term but just the name of a dialectal group).
www.orbislingua.com /ead.htm   (508 words)

  
 RTE Business - German upper house votes for VAT hike
The Bundesrat, the German upper house of parliament, today voted in favour of the government's controversial plans to raise value-added tax (VAT) by three full percentage points in a move critics say will put the brakes on recovery in the euro zone's biggest economy.
Barely a month after the plans were rubber-stamped by the German lower house, the Bundestag, the Bundesrat also approved the proposals by the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel to raise VAT from 16% to 19% from January 1, 2007.
The German government is expecting economic growth to slow to 1% next year from an anticipated 1.6% this year.
www.rte.ie /business/2006/0616/germany.html?rss   (359 words)

  
 The German language
Luther standardized German spelling according to an artificial scheme of his own invention (something which never happened to English, which is why we have such odd and illogical spelling).
Highly literate Germans, therefore, may have three ways of talking: in their local dialect, in Hochdeutsch, but with their own local accent, and then auf reinem Hochdeutschen or TV German.
In the Upper German area they were shifted, depending on position within a given word, as follows: p to pf, ff; t to s, ss, z, tz; k to ch.
www.stanford.edu /group/wais/Language/language_germanlang101302.html   (1084 words)

  
 German Studies - San Diego State University, Department of European Studies
The German Major with an emphasis in German Studies offers extensive preparation in the German language while providing students (through courses taken both in the German curriculum and in other programs) with a broad, interdisciplinary understanding of the history, cultures and societies of Germany and German-speaking central Europe.
Preparation for Advanced Study: German is a primary language of scholarship and international communication in a diverse range of academic and scientific fields.
A German major is excellent preparation for advanced study in fields such as German linguistics or literature, German area studies, European studies, general linguistics, comparative literature, library science, communications, journalism, education, public administration, and (possibly with additional course work) in international relations, international law and international business.
www-rohan.sdsu.edu /~berlin/major.htm   (419 words)

  
 Germanics
The Department of Germanics focuses on the language, literature, and civilization of the German-speaking countries; on the role of their history, literature, and philosophy in Western civilization; and on linguistic analysis, especially historic, of the Germanic languages.
It is designed for students who wish to study the German-speaking countries and their culture in the broadest context and encourages students to develop critical skills to analyze various aspects of culture and society, such as literature, film, art, architecture, and political and social institutions.
Areas of expertise for the MA in Germanics are literary history; intellectual history; cultural studies; and linguistics/philology.
www.washington.edu /students/gencat/academic/germanics.html   (1705 words)

  
 German Travel Phrases
The Eschweiler dialect of German is used in the area of Eschweiler, a town in the North Rhine-Westphalia Federal State in Germany.
The Viennese dialect of German is used mostly in the Austrian capital of Vienna.
The Volhynian dialect of German is from the Volhynia region in western Ukraine.
www.travelphrases.info /languages/German-Standard.htm   (291 words)

  
 UCSB General Catalog - Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Students with a bachelor's degree in Germanic languages and literature or Slavic languages and literature who are interested in pursuing a California Teaching Credential should contact the credential advisor in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education as soon as possible.
Required with grades of C or higher: German 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or placement beyond German 6 in the departmental placement examination.
A brief introduction to the essentials of German grammar with emphasis on aspects of structure that are indispensable for reading skills (while deemphasizing those that are not).
www.catalog.ucsb.edu /LS/german.htm   (6069 words)

  
 OHCHR: German (Deutsch) - Universal Declaration of Human Rights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The line dividing the region where Upper German (in the south) and Lower German (in the north) were spoken can be traced from Aachen to Frankfurt an der Oder.
Standard written German, based on the Upper German dialect, emerged during the early 16th century, as the publication of books in German increased (religious reformer Martin Luther contributed with his translation of the Bible to the standardisation of the language) and many regional differences diminished.
German is the only language in which all nouns begin with a capital letter.
www.unhchr.ch /udhr/lang/ger.htm   (1791 words)

  
 Graduate Catalog, 1999-2001. Fields of Study
German 383K and 389K (Topic 5) may not both be counted; German 383L and 389K (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
German 381 (Topic: The Acquisition of German) and 393K (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
German 397P and 398T (Topic 1: Applied Linguistics and the Teaching of German) may not both be counted; German 397P and 398T (Topic 2: Special Problems in Pedagogy) may not both be counted.
utexas.edu /student/registrar/catalogs/grad99-01/ch4/la/ger.crs.html   (715 words)

  
 GERMANY (Ger. Deutschl... - Online Information article about GERMANY (Ger. Deutschl...
The Baltic coast is further marked by large indentations, the Gulf of Lubeck, that of Pomerania, east of Rugen, and the semicircular Bay of Danzig between the promontories of Rixhoft and Briisterort.
As in the south of England, the lower beds of the Cretaceous are of estuarine origin and the Upper Cretaceous overlaps the Lower, lying in the valley of the Ruhr directly upon the Palaeozoic rocks.
Posen and Silesia, and 22° to 26° in East Prussia and upper Silesia.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /GEO_GNU/GERMANY_Ger_Deutschland_.html   (6163 words)

  
 Course Offerings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Verbs in present and present perfect tense as well as three of the four German cases are introduced.
Upper level courses in an approved study abroad program in the literature or the humanities category, including art history, theater, gender studies, music history, philosophy, religion.
Upper level courses in an approved study abroad program in the social science category, including business, economics, history, political science, sociology, geography, anthropology.
www.iwu.edu /~german/courseofferings.html   (592 words)

  
 German Language - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
The usually cited dividing line, south of which High German is spoken, runs eastward from Aachen, south of Düsseldorf, Kassel, Magdeburg, and Berlin, to Frankfurt.
High German is in turn divided into two categories: Upper German, in Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, and southern Germany, and Middle German, across Luxembourg and the middle of Germany.
The Langobardic dialect is of great historical interest because it is the earliest (mid-7th century ad) recorded German dialect, whereas the majority of German dialects can be traced back only to the 8th, 9th, or 10th centuries.
encarta.msn.com /text_761567950___3/German_Language.html   (125 words)

  
 German Program
At least four of the eight classes must be German courses, and up to four may be from classes emphasizing German culture in fields such as history, philosophy, art history, music, and political science.
Once per year the German section offers a general proficiency test in German (ZD) as well as a specialized one in professional German (ZDfB) which is internationally recognized and certifies the language skills of the student to prospective employers in the public and private sector.
An introduction to German literature form its beginning to the 20th century by means of representative texts in all genres.
clawww.lmu.edu /Departments/MDLG/german_program.htm   (594 words)

  
 German Program
The German section of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is committed to the idea that a knowledge of another culture is an important part of a liberal arts education because of the understanding that it gives us of ourselves and the world in which we live.
Upper-level literature and culture courses are taught predominantly in German in order to further strengthen linguistic competence, and in addition to the transmission of knowledge about these cultural phenomena, the courses attempt to provide the critical skills for understanding and evaluating them.
Some students will enroll as German majors and take the full range of offerings; others will choose to combine a German minor with a different major in order to broaden their education and strengthen their employment opportunities.
www.southalabama.edu /languages/german/index.html   (794 words)

  
 UCSB : Germanic Slavic and Semitic Studies
Preparation for the major: Required with grades of C or higher: German 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or placement beyond German 6 in the departmental placement examination.
Forty-four upper-division units are required, including German 101A and 101B or 101C, 107A and 107B and 107C, 120 or 103 or 104, and 115 A or B or C and 190.
Upper-division minor requirements: Twenty units, including German 101A and B or C (8 units); and 12 upper-division units selected from courses in German culture, linguistics, or literature.
www.gss.ucsb.edu /UGGerman.shtml   (526 words)

  
 DD-Translations, German Language
What pleases very much is the fact that German is spreading over foreign countries through workers or students who originally stayed in Germany and returned later to their home country.
In the EC countries most of the learners of German can be found in France, the Netherlands and Italy and in the Eastern countries there are most of all Poland, Czechia and Hungary who make a lot of efforts for the German language.
German is a language full of expressiveness with an immense stock of apt words and idiomatic expressions.
www.lau-net.de /d.dimmel/german.htm   (717 words)

  
 Pepperdine University - Seaver College - International Studies and Languages Division
The German major should enroll in the regular freshman program outlined in the Seaver College catalog and should begin the study of German.
The prerequisite for all upper-division German courses is GER 252 or equivalent proficiency.
A student can graduate with a bachelor's degree in German and a California Teaching Credential in German by taking the required thirty units in education as part of the student's undergraduate elective courses and passing the California Single Subject Assessment Test in German.
seaver.pepperdine.edu /cisl/academics/languages/german   (419 words)

  
 German @ Chico State
The German curriculum accordingly consists of a variety of courses collectively designed to provide students with a personally enriching and marketable set of skills and knowledge.
German students appreciate the dedication of faculty, the extensive amount of time they spend outside of class with students--not only during office hours.
The quality of the German program at Chico State is evidenced by the acceptance of recent majors at top-notch graduate and law schools, including such institutions as the University of Buffalo, Georgetown University, American University, the University of Indiana at Bloomington, and University of California campuses at Berkeley, Davis, and Santa Barbara.
www.csuchico.edu /flng/german/program.htm   (893 words)

  
 SFSU German Undergraduate Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The German program is approved as a Single Subject Matter Preparation Program for students wishing to pursue a career in teaching.
For many years we have invited students of German from schools and colleges in Northern California to a German Day program, which provides present and future teachers with new ideas for work in the classroom.
All upper-division courses are conducted in German and students are expected to use German in their speaking, reading, and writing.
www.sfsu.edu /~puboff/programs/undergrad/german.htm   (1078 words)

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