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A Swiss German speaker. Swiss German (Standard German: Schweizerdeutsch, Alemannic German: Schwiizerdütsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch Mundart, [note 1] and others; Romansh: Svizzers Tudestg) is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, and in some Alpine communities in Northern Italy bordering Switzerland.
Helvetism: parkieren. Swiss Standard German is the official written language in German-speaking Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is used in books, all official publications (including all laws and regulations), in newspapers, printed notices, most advertising, and other printed matter.
The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh. [4] German, French, and Italian maintain equal status as official languages at the national level within the federal administration of the Swiss Confederation, while Romansh is used in dealings with people who speak it. [5]
In the 18th century, poor Swiss German immigrants to the US were described as Krauts because they consumed sauerkraut. Sauerkraut was also a common food served on German ships to fight scurvy, while the British used limes and got called limey. In Switzerland it was a food preserved for hard winters that could go on for half a year.
German is a pluricentric Dachsprache with currently three codified (or standardised) specific national varieties: German Standard German, Austrian Standard German and Swiss Standard German. [ 4 ] Regarding the spelling and punctuation, a recommended standard is published by the Council for German Orthography which represents the governments of ...
Swiss-German may refer to: pertaining to Germany–Switzerland relations; variously, used ambiguously: Germans in Switzerland, see German immigration to Switzerland;
The current weakness in German industry is sapping demand in Switzerland's manufacturing sector, Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel said on Saturday. "When Germany has a cold ...
Swiss authors often consciously employ Helvetisms within Standard German, notably Jeremias Gotthelf in his novels set in the Emmental, Friedrich Glauser in his crime stories, and more recently Tim Krohn in his Quatemberkinder. [citation needed] The poet Ida Ospelt-Amann wrote and published exclusively in the dialect of Vaduz. [5] [6]