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In the 1830s, a wave of immigrants from northern Germany settled in the area of Cole Camp, Missouri, bringing with them their farming skills and the dialect of Plattdüütsch. Now residents are ...

Hochdeutsch (standard German) is what's taught in schools, and what you hear on mainstream TV. But a huge variety of dialects are alive and thriving - especially in Bavaria - says Augsburg local ...

For Swiss German, by contrast, there is “insufficient data” currently available. The language encompasses a wide range of ...

Often looked down upon as "pidgin German," dialects are an important part of cultural memory and diversity. Researchers say the vibrant spectrum of regional variations of German is under threat.

Here are six dialects of French and German that go back a long way. 1. LOUISIANA FRENCH. French has been spoken in Louisiana since long before the Pilgrims arrived.

Those numbers include other German dialects and descendants from other groups. Dreyer learned German before English and walked four miles to school until 10th grade.

At this rate, the German dialect is expected to vanish from the Texas landscape within 30 years. Before that happens, Hans Boas, a Germanic linguistics professor at the University of Texas, ...

How do you like those Apfelüberrests? Cambridge researcher develops smartphone app to map Swiss-German dialects Researchers at the Universities of Cambridge, Zurich and Bern have developed a ...

A road trip through Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state leads to German and Italian cuisine, dialects and a surprising number of music festivals. The author encountered accordion music and other ...