Standard German
Standard German, High German, or Standard High German, (German: Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch, or in Swiss Standard German Schriftdeutsch), is the standardized variety of the German language used in formal occasions, and for communication between different dialect areas. It has three specific regional variants: German Standard German, Austrian Standard German, and Swiss Standard German.
| Standard German, High German, Standard High German | |
|---|---|
| Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch | |
| Region | German-speaking Europe |
| Native speakers | 70,000,000 (2012)e19 8,000,000 L2 in Germany (2012)[1] |
| Language family | Indo-European
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| Standard forms | |
| Writing system | Latin (German alphabet) German Braille |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Austria Belgium Germany South Tyrol (Italy) Liechtenstein Luxembourg Switzerland Minority/Cultural/National language in various other countries/dependencies |
| Regulated by | No official regulation (German orthography regulated by the Council for German Orthography[2]). |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | de |
| ISO 639-2 | ger (B) deu (T) |
| ISO 639-3 | deu |
Standard German Media
The national and regional standard varieties of the German language
A Standard German speaker from Germany
Volume 1 "German Orthography" of the 25th edition of the Duden dictionary
42nd edition of the Österreichisches Wörterbuch ("Austrian Dictionary")
The logo of Deutsche Welle.
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Notes
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