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    Swiss German is a dialect spoken in Switzerland that evolved from German beginning in the early Middle Ages. While not an official language, it is still used in some literature and communications. The Swiss learn standard German in school but consider it a foreign language. All Swiss German dialects are Alamannic dialects, related to those in southwest Germany. The dialects have diffused throughout Switzerland over time and influenced each other. There is currently a push to have students learn English and either French or German to reflect Switzerland's status as a multilingual country.

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    Swiss German is a dialect spoken in Switzerland that evolved from German beginning in the early Middle Ages. While not an official language, it is still used in some literature and communications. The Swiss learn standard German in school but consider it a foreign language. All Swiss German dialects are Alamannic dialects, related to those in southwest Germany. The dialects have diffused throughout Switzerland over time and influenced each other. There is currently a push to have students learn English and either French or German to reflect Switzerland's status as a multilingual country.

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    Swiss German is a dialect spoken in Switzerland that evolved from German beginning in the early Middle Ages. While not an official language, it is still used in some literature and communications. The Swiss learn standard German in school but consider it a foreign language. All Swiss German dialects are Alamannic dialects, related to those in southwest Germany. The dialects have diffused throughout Switzerland over time and influenced each other. There is currently a push to have students learn English and either French or German to reflect Switzerland's status as a multilingual country.

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    Swiss German

    Language
    Matthew Baxter

    Intro
    No Swiss German official language
    Occurs in the toponym of Switzerland
    Still some literature, e-mails etc. using the dialect
    The Swiss can also speak standard German very well, but to them
    it's a foreign language that they have to learn how to use when they
    start school

    Geographical Patterns/Isogloss
    Not much geographical about
    Swiss German since it is not
    an official language
    The language has obviously
    diffused throughout
    Switzerland, making it a
    unique country in that they
    have 4 national languages,
    and teach English besides.

    Timeline
    Started in the early Middle Ages when travelers from Germany
    interacted with Swiss people (950-1022)

    Language evolved over time with the addition of new words and
    phrases

    Began to fade away in the 1940s


    Still similar to German, but has a Swiss twist to it

    Influences on specific area


    All Swiss German dialects are Alamannic and belong to the same group as the
    dialects of southwestern Germany (Baden-Wrtemberg)

    The Alamannic group of dialects also includes the German dialect of the Alsace
    region (north of Basel, western shore of River Rhine) that has been part of
    Germany since the end of World War I.

    The Alamannen have probably always been individualistic and critical of leaders
    From the late Middle ages to the great European War (1618-1648) there were
    intense relations between Swiss, Alsacian and southern German cities

    Two Current Events


    http://
    www.swissinfo.ch/eng/two-national-languages-urged-for-swiss-primary
    -school/41284160
    This article was about how theres a push for students to know at least
    English and one more language (French or German).
    http://
    www.swissinfo.ch/eng/victory-for-national-languages-in-local-vote/413
    11446
    This article (from the same site I know, but its still credible) was about
    how French (Swiss Germans primary competitor as Switzerlands
    national language) will be continued to be taught in Swiss primary
    schools, despite some peoples wishes.

    Works Cited
    http://
    official-swiss-national-languages.all-about-switzerland.inf
    o/swiss-german-dialects.html
    http://wjmll.ncl.ac.uk/issue01/rash1.htm
    http://
    www.carolana.com/Carolina/External_Influences/germans_
    swiss_in_carolana.html
    http://german.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/people/felicity-rash

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