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In Austrian German slang Schmäh means "gimmick," "trick," "swindle" or "falsehood" as well as "compulsory friendliness," "saying" or "joke." [ 1 ] According to Peter Wehle, Schmäh is derived from the Yiddish schemá (story, something overheard) [ 2 ] whereas Robert Sedlacek suggests an origin in Rotwelsch , in which Schmee means something ...
While Austria is half a world away from Australia, many tend to confuse the two. Australia has cute koalas, Crocodile ... Vienna Slang. Catherine Skrzypinski. Updated September 22, 2016 at 5:13 PM ...
German is the national official language [1] and constitutes a lingua franca and de facto first language: most Austrians other than (mostly rural) seniors are able to speak it. It is the language used in media, in schools, and formal announcements. The variety of German used, Austrian German, is partially influenced by Austro-Bavarian. [3]
The Austrian dictionary remained with the reformed orthography, only at terms that are differently pronounced in Austria, the orthography differs from the German standard. Nevertheless the ÖWB still includes a considerable amount of unique vocabulary, that was even expanded in the newest 40th edition.
Viennese differs from the Austrian form of Standard German, as well as from other dialects spoken in Austria.. At the beginning of the 20th century, one could differentiate between four Viennese dialects (named after the districts in which they were spoken): Favoritnerisch (Favoriten, 10th District), Meidlingerisch, (Meidling, 12th District), Ottakringerisch (Ottakring, 16th District), and ...
For many years, Austria had a special form of the language for official government documents that is known as Österreichische Kanzleisprache, or "Austrian chancellery language". It is a very traditional form of the language, probably derived from medieval deeds and documents, and has a very complex structure and vocabulary generally reserved ...
Bavarian is commonly considered to be a dialect of German, [6] [7] [8] but some sources classify it as a separate language: the International Organization for Standardization has assigned a unique ISO 639-3 language code (bar), [9] and the UNESCO lists Bavarian in the Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger since 2009; however, the classification of Bavarian as an individual language has been ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Austrian political phrases" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total ...