• 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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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  • The High German languages (German: hochdeutsche Mundarten, i.e. High German dialects), or simply High German (Hochdeutsch) – not to be confused with Standard...
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    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...
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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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    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...
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  • Standard High German (SHG), less precisely Standard German or High German (German: Standardhochdeutsch, Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch or, in Switzerland...
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    Upper German (German: Oberdeutsch [ˈoːbɐdɔʏtʃ] ) is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in the southern German-speaking area (Sprachraum)...
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    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...
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