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Austrian German (Austrian) | |
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Austrian Standard German Austrian High German | |
Österreichisches Standarddeutsch Österreichisches Hochdeutsch | |
Pronunciation | [ˈøːstɐraɪçɪʃəs ˈʃtandardˌdɔʏtʃ, - ˈstan-] [ˈøːstɐraɪçɪʃəs ˈhoːxdɔʏtʃ] |
Region | Austria |
Ethnicity | Austrians |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
IETF | de-AT[1] |
Austrian German[2] (German: Österreichisches Deutsch), Austrian Standard German (ASG),[3][4] Standard Austrian German[5] (Österreichisches Standarddeutsch), Austrian High German[2][6] (Österreichisches Hochdeutsch), or simply just Austrian (Österreichisch), is the variety of Standard German written and spoken in Austria and South Tyrol. It has the highest sociolinguistic prestige locally, as it is the variation used in the media and for other formal situations. In less formal situations, Austrians use Bavarian and Alemannic dialects, which are traditionally spoken but rarely written in Austria. It has been standardized with the publishing of the Österreichisches Wörterbuch in 1951.[7][8]