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HAVE GERMAN WILL TRAVEL DEUTSCH Wo spricht man Deutsch? I Where is German spoken as main language? Deutschland / Osterreich I Schweiz / Liechtenstein Austrian German Austrian German Austrian German ( German: Osterreichisches or is the Osterreichisches Deutsch Deutsch), Austrian Standard German, national standard variety of the German language Spoken in = Austria spoken in Austria and in the autonomous Province of I Italy (South Tyrol) South Tyrol (Italy). The standardized form of Austrian German for official texts and schools is Total speakers 8.5 million defined by the Austrian dictionary (Osterreichisches Language family lndo-European Worterbuch), published under the authority of the ministry of education, art and culture. ■ Germanic ■ West Germanic ■ High German ■ German ■ Austrian Gerrnan German As German is a pluricentric language, Austrian German is merely one among several varieties of Standard German. Much like the relationship between American and British English, the Austrian and German varieties differ in minor issues (e.g., spelling, word usage and grammar) but are recognizably equivalent and largely mutually intelligible. The official Austrian dictionary, "Das Osterreichische Worterbuch" gives grammar and spelling rules defining the official language. In addition to this standard variety, in everyday life most Austrians speak one of a number of High German dialects. Standard German in Austria With German being a pluricentric language, Austrian dialects should not be confused with the variety of Standard German spoken by most Austrians, which is distinct from that of Germany or Switzerland. Distinctions in vocabulary persist, for example, in culinary terms, where communication with Germans is frequently difficult, and administrative and legal language, which is due to Austria's exclusion from the development of a German nation-state in the late 19th century and its manifold particular traditions. A comprehensive collection of Austrian German legal, administrative and economic terms is offered in: A street sign in Vienna, "FuBgeber" is Markhardt, Heidemarie: Worterbuch der osterreichischen normally replaced with Rechts-, Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungsterminologie "FuBgiinger" (in English "Pedestrian") in Germany. .

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