New High German
E61916
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 |
| Modern German | 1 |
| Modern High German | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T475619 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: New High German Context triple: [German, modernStage, New High German]
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A.
High German
High German is the group of Upper and Central German dialects that form the basis of Standard German and are spoken primarily in the southern and central highland regions of the German-speaking area.
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B.
Old High German
Old High German is the earliest recorded stage of the German language, spoken in parts of what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland roughly between the 6th and 11th centuries.
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C.
Upper German
Upper German is a major group of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and parts of neighboring countries.
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D.
Middle High German
Middle High German is the form of the German language used roughly between 1050 and 1350, known from medieval literature such as the Nibelungenlied and serving as a key stage in the development toward modern German.
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E.
Rhenish Franconian
Rhenish Franconian is a group of West Central German dialects spoken primarily in parts of western Germany, Luxembourg, and eastern France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: New High German Target entity description: 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.
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A.
High German
High German is the group of Upper and Central German dialects that form the basis of Standard German and are spoken primarily in the southern and central highland regions of the German-speaking area.
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B.
Old High German
Old High German is the earliest recorded stage of the German language, spoken in parts of what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland roughly between the 6th and 11th centuries.
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C.
Upper German
Upper German is a major group of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and parts of neighboring countries.
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D.
Middle High German
Middle High German is the form of the German language used roughly between 1050 and 1350, known from medieval literature such as the Nibelungenlied and serving as a key stage in the development toward modern German.
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E.
Rhenish Franconian
Rhenish Franconian is a group of West Central German dialects spoken primarily in parts of western Germany, Luxembourg, and eastern France.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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education ⓘ literature ⓘ mass media ⓘ science and scholarship ⓘ |
| usedFrom | circa 1650 ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: New High German Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (19)
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