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.

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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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Gelsenkirchen localDialect Ruhr German