Ruhr German
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Ruhr German is a regional German dialect spoken in the Ruhr area of western Germany, characterized by influences from various German dialects and immigrant languages due to the region’s industrial and multicultural history.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German dialect
ⓘ
West Germanic variety ⓘ regional dialect ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ruhr German dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruhrdeutsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ruhrgebiet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
industrial culture of the Ruhr ⓘ multicultural society in the Ruhr area ⓘ |
| belongsTo | dialects of Germany ⓘ |
| characteristic |
code-switching with Standard German
ⓘ
distinct pronunciation compared to Standard German ⓘ lexical borrowings from immigrant languages ⓘ mixture of Low and High German features ⓘ strong regional vocabulary ⓘ |
| culturalRole | marker of regional identity in the Ruhr area ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf |
coal mining industry in the Ruhr
ⓘ
industrialization of the Ruhr area ⓘ steel industry in the Ruhr ⓘ |
| emerged |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasRegister |
colloquial speech
ⓘ
informal communication ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
High German dialects
ⓘ
Italian language NERFINISHED ⓘ Low German dialects ⓘ Polish language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ripuarian dialects ⓘ Silesian dialects NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard German NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish language NERFINISHED ⓘ Westphalian dialects NERFINISHED ⓘ Yiddish NERFINISHED ⓘ immigrant languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
German
ⓘ
West Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German dialect continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | spoken communication ⓘ |
| regionType | urban dialect ⓘ |
| sociolectAspect | workers' sociolect ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
North Rhine-Westphalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruhr area NERFINISHED ⓘ western Germany ⓘ |
| standardizationStatus | not officially standardized ⓘ |
| status | non-standard variety of German ⓘ |
| timePeriod | modern era ⓘ |
| usedBy |
urban population of the Ruhr area
ⓘ
working-class speakers in the Ruhr area ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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