LINGUIST List 17.3519

Tue Nov 28 2006

Books: Sociolinguistics: Reese

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Directory         1.    Ulrich Lueders, Swiss German: Reese
Message 1: Swiss German: Reese
Date: 14-Nov-2006
From: Ulrich Lueders <lincom.europat-online.de>
Subject: Swiss German: Reese


Title: Swiss German Subtitle: The modern Alemannic vernacular in and around Zurich Series Title: Languages of the World/Materials 462 Published: 2006 Publisher: Lincom GmbH
                http://www.lincom.eu

Author: Johannes Reese Paperback: ISBN: 9783895864971 Pages: 87 Price: Europe EURO 42.00
Abstract:

The "German"-speaking part of Switzerland (almost two thirds of thepopulation) is notorious for its diglossia. The written language isStandard German with few regional specialties, the everyday language is anAlemannic dialect; each village has its own. In recent years, there is akoineization process going on, with a gravitation center around Zurich. Thedialects are becoming more similar to each other than they used to be. So,it may now be justified to summarize them as "Swiss German," although thereis no uniform language to expect over the next decades.

Maybe the continuing diversity and rapid change are some of the reasons whythese dialects have seldom been described to people unfamiliar with eitherone of them or at least Standard German. Few of the existing works make useof modern linguistic devices like IPA either.

The present booklet shall provide a concise overview of Swiss German as itis spoken today in the Zurich area. It covers phonology, morphology, theTAM and Aktionsart system, and syntax.

A recently recorded text is included, too. In the course of the chapters,some peculiarities are presented that haven't appeared in the literature sofar: e. g., the satellite-framed character of the language is the base ofthe phenomenon of multi-valent verbs, and in connection with the famousreduplicative verb construction, which is unique to Alemannic, it accountsfor the so-called "absentive" in Germanic languages.

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics
Subject Language(s): German, Standard (deu)
Written In: English (eng )

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