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.


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
Rhine Franconian dialects
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
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

Referenced by (17)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alemannic German ("Standard German")
Austro-Bavarian German ("Standard German")
Rhenish Franconian ("Standard German")
influencedBy
Middle High German ("Early New High German")
Middle High German ("Modern German")
developedInto
Austro-Bavarian German ("Standard German")
closelyRelatedTo
Pennsylvania German ("Standard German")
distinctFrom
High German ("Early New High German")
hasHistoricalStage
German-speaking Europe ("Standard German")
hasLanguageVariety
Pennsylvania German ("Standard German")
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom
Irminonic languages ("Standard German")
hasNotableLanguage
Middle High German ("Early New High German")
influenced
German
modernStage
East Franconian ("Standard German")
mutualIntelligibilityWith
The Babylonian Captivity of the Church ("Early New High German")
originalLanguage
Middle High German ("Early New High German")
precedes
East Franconian ("Standard German")
usesStandardLanguage

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