I am looking to find out when High German became Germany's official language and what significant event happened at this time?
2006-08-16 17:46:21 · 7 answers · asked by photography nut 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
by Martin Luther when he translated the bible to German
2006-08-17 14:50:16 · answer #1 · answered by listener 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is not true , Hochdeutsch is NOT the unattainable norm ....
Hochdeutsch is what you find in everything that is written in germany, all the business is conducted in , and most what most educated germans speak. In school it is a must !
I I may correct you, Hochdeutsch is not the official language, DEUTSCH is the official language.
Hochdeutsch is the preferred way of talking. It is German without ANY kind of accent whatsoever. EVERYTHING in writing is in hochdeutsch. and when people usually refer to German they are referring to Hochdeutsch.
There are several accents and dialects throughout germany , and people out in the villages have pretty heavy accents, however everyone knows hochdeutsch and uses it when appropriate. Especially in the business world speaking anything other than Hochdeutsch is vehemently frowned upon.
When did it start ? Beginning 1900, it is referred to as HOCHdeutsch because people in elevated altitudes used to speak it first ... ;)
Hope this helps :)
2006-08-16 20:53:31 · answer #2 · answered by Armenianchick1978 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Also known as Hochdeutsch because it was the dialect originally spoken in the higher mountain areas, it became the official language of Germany in 1901.
2006-08-16 17:58:47 · answer #3 · answered by J9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-29 08:52:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOBODY speaks Hochdeutsch as everybody has an accent and/or dialect. Hochdeutsch is just the unattainable norm.
2006-08-16 18:46:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ich weiß nicht, I should tho.
2006-08-16 18:00:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_German_languages
2006-08-16 20:03:10 · answer #7 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋