High-German
The high-German is, in linguistics, a group of Germanic dialects . It is distinguished from the group Low-German by the phenomenon of the Second consonant shift and is separated by from it the Ligne from Benrath. The full number of speakers in his traditional zone, of Düsseldorf in Germany with in Austria is of approximately 60 million. It includes/understands the dialects means-German, where the second consonant shift is incomplete and the dialects of the German superior, where this change is complete.
The word high-German indicates also sometimes by extension and in an unsuitable way the German standard, official German language current which belongs to this group. The German word " Hochdeutsch" , literally " haut-allemand" on the linguistic level but on the social plan because the " is not then to consider; high allemand" in this case German of the roadbases of the company is which use the German standard.
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- group German-Dutch
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