Irminonic languages
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Irminonic languages are a branch of the West Germanic language family that includes High German varieties such as Standard German and Yiddish.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of West Germanic languages
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group of High German varieties → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Elbe Germanic languages
→
High German languages → |
| contrastsWith |
Ingvaeonic languages
→
Istvaeonic languages → |
| geographicDistribution |
Austria
→
Germany → Jewish communities in Europe, Israel, and the Americas (via Yiddish) → Liechtenstein → Luxembourg → Switzerland → parts of Belgium → parts of Italy (South Tyrol) → |
| hasCharacteristic |
basis for modern Standard German
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distinguished from Ingvaeonic and Istvaeonic West Germanic branches → historically associated with regions south and east of the Rhine → includes both spoken dialects and standardized languages → share common phonological innovations within West Germanic → show extensive morphological inflection compared to some other Germanic branches → spoken primarily in Central Europe → underwent High German consonant shift → |
| hasNotableLanguage |
Austrian German
→
Luxembourgish → Pennsylvania German → Standard German → Swiss German → Yiddish → |
| historicalBasis |
dialects spoken by the Irminones tribal group
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| includes |
Alemannic German
→
Bavarian → Franconian dialects → High German → Luxembourgish → Pennsylvania German → Standard German → Swabian German → Yiddish → |
| influenced |
modern Standard German orthography and grammar
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| languageFamily |
Germanic
→
Indo-European → |
| namedAfter |
Irminones
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| partOf |
Germanic languages
→
Indo-European languages → |
| subclassOf |
West Germanic languages
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|
| timeDepth |
attested from early Middle Ages
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| typicalWordOrder |
verb-second in main clauses
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| writingSystem |
Latin script
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Germanic languages
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hasMajorSubgroup |
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Elbe Germanic languages
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relatedTo |