Silesian German
E630628
Silesian German is a historical German dialect spoken in the Silesia region, influenced by both German and Slavic languages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silesian German canonical | 3 |
| German Silesians | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German dialect
ⓘ
West Germanic language variety ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Silesian Germans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silesian regional identity ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Germanization and later Polonization policies
ⓘ
population expulsions after World War II ⓘ shift to Polish ⓘ shift to Standard German ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | historical province of Silesia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Schlesisch
ⓘ
Schlesisches Deutsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
phonological features distinct from Standard German
ⓘ
regional vocabulary specific to Silesia ⓘ strong Slavic loanword influence ⓘ |
| hasDialectType | East Central German dialect ⓘ |
| hasLanguageBranch | Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Indo-European languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageSubbranch | West Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Czech language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish language NERFINISHED ⓘ Silesian (West Slavic language) NERFINISHED ⓘ Slavic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticRelation |
closely related to other East Central German dialects
ⓘ
related to Lusatian German dialects ⓘ related to Saxon dialects ⓘ |
| partOf | German language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Austria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cieszyn Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ historical region of Prussia ⓘ |
| status |
endangered dialect
ⓘ
historical dialect ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Central German dialect continuum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High German dialect ⓘ |
| usedBy | German-speaking population of Silesia ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
German Silesians