Early New High German (ENHG) is a term for the period in the history of the German language generally defined, following Wilhelm Scherer, as the period...
29 KB (2,750 words) - 17:23, 4 July 2024
Early New High German literature refers to literature written in German between the middle of the 14th century and the middle of the 17th. The term Early...
4 KB (336 words) - 20:30, 25 September 2023
New High German (NHG; German: Neuhochdeutsch (Nhdt., Nhd.)) is the term used for the most recent period in the history of the German language, starting...
10 KB (1,051 words) - 19:25, 19 August 2024
The High German languages (German: hochdeutsche Mundarten, i.e. High German dialects), or simply High German (Hochdeutsch) – not to be confused with Standard...
10 KB (891 words) - 13:01, 27 August 2024
the Bible into High German was also decisive for the German language and its evolution from Early New High German to modern Standard German. The publication...
144 KB (14,391 words) - 18:09, 15 September 2024
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...
14 KB (1,689 words) - 14:45, 5 August 2024
1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High German is defined as those varieties of German which were affected by the...
43 KB (3,332 words) - 09:40, 9 September 2024
Standard High German (SHG), less precisely Standard German or High German (German: Standardhochdeutsch, Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch or, in Switzerland...
41 KB (3,567 words) - 20:17, 9 September 2024
Upper German (German: Oberdeutsch [ˈoːbɐdɔʏtʃ] ) is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in the southern German-speaking area (Sprachraum)...
29 KB (2,893 words) - 22:51, 5 September 2024
Standard German is a standardized form of High German, developed in the early modern period based on a combination of Central German and Upper German varieties...
23 KB (2,718 words) - 16:19, 28 August 2024