delimiters. In historical linguistics, the High German consonant shift or second Germanic consonant shift is a phonological development (sound change)...
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Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and Namibia. High German is marked by the High German consonant shift, separating it from Low German (Low Saxon) and Low Franconian...
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dominated by the geographical spread of the High German consonant shift, and the dialect continuum that connects German to the neighboring varieties of Low Franconian...
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German language begins in the Early Middle Ages with the High German consonant shift. Old High German, Middle High German, and Early New High German span...
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Benrath line (category Articles containing German-language text)
where it crosses the Rhine. The High German consonant shift (3rd to 9th centuries AD), in which the (northern) Low German dialects for the most part did...
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As a Central German dialect bordering Low German regions, Berlin German does not exhibit all features of the High German consonant shift, retaining some...
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supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous West Germanic dialects that had undergone the set of consonantal changes called the...
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the High German consonant shift to a lesser degree than Upper German. It is spoken in the linguistic transition region separated from Northern Germany (Low...
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Low German has not undergone the High German consonant shift, as opposed to Standard High German, which is based on High German dialects. Low German evolved...
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Grimm's law (redirect from Great consonant shift)
history more; see Interrogative word: Etymology for details. High German consonant shift Glottalic theory The Tuscan gorgia, a similar evolution differentiating...
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