New High German

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New High German is the modern form of the German language used from roughly the 17th century to the present, encompassing contemporary standard German and its major dialects.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Standard German 10
Early New High German 5
New High German canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf form of German
historical language period
stage of language
endTime present
follows Early New High German
Middle High German
hasFeature High German consonant shift completed
largely unified written standard
standardized grammar
standardized orthography
includes Alemannic German
Bavarian dialects
Central German dialects
East Central German dialects
Moselle Franconian dialects
Rhenish Franconian
surface form: Rhine Franconian dialects

Ripuarian
surface form: Ripuarian dialects

Standard German
Thuringian dialects
Upper German dialects
Upper Saxon dialects
contemporary German dialects
languageFamily Germanic languages
orthography German orthography
partOf history of the German language
precedes future stages of German
spokenIn Alsace
Austria
Belgium
German-speaking communities worldwide
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
surface form: South Tyrol

Switzerland
standardVariety Hochdeutsch
Standard German
startTime 17th century
subfamily High German languages
West Germanic languages
timePeriod contemporary period of German
modern era
usedFor administration
education
literature
mass media
science and scholarship
usedFrom circa 1650
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German modernStage New High German
Austro-Bavarian German closelyRelatedTo New High German
this entity surface form: Standard German
Austro-Bavarian German influencedBy New High German
this entity surface form: Standard German
Alemannic German influencedBy New High German
this entity surface form: Standard German
German-speaking Europe hasLanguageVariety New High German
this entity surface form: Standard German
East Franconian usesStandardLanguage New High German
this entity surface form: Standard German
East Franconian mutualIntelligibilityWith New High German
this entity surface form: Standard German
Rhenish Franconian influencedBy New High German
this entity surface form: Standard German
Irminonic languages hasNotableLanguage New High German
this entity surface form: Standard German
Pennsylvania German hasLexicalInfluenceFrom New High German
this entity surface form: Standard German
Pennsylvania German distinctFrom New High German
this entity surface form: Standard German
The Babylonian Captivity of the Church originalLanguage New High German
this entity surface form: Early New High German
High German hasHistoricalStage New High German
this entity surface form: Early New High German
Middle High German precedes New High German
this entity surface form: Early New High German
Middle High German developedInto New High German
this entity surface form: Early New High German
Middle High German developedInto New High German
this entity surface form: Modern German
Middle High German influenced New High German
this entity surface form: Early New High German
Early New High German precedes New High German
this entity surface form: Modern High German
Early New High German developedInto New High German