Do they speak formal German as well?
2007-02-04 12:28:12 · 6 answers · asked by ? 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In the Swiss-German part of Switzerland people speak Swiss-German as their native language. Swiss-German is based on a older form of German and is quite different from modern formal German. It has its own grammar and vocabulary as well as numerous dialects. There is a dispute among linguists whether Swiss-German is a German dialect or a language.
As Swiss German is only an oral language formal German is used for written communication in the Swiss-German speaking parts of Switzerland. Therefore children learn formal German at school and virtually all Swiss-Germans understand write and speak formal German very well although they often have a strong accent.
In the French and Italian speaking parts of Switzerland people often speak formal German as a foreign language.
2007-02-04 19:50:13 · answer #1 · answered by Stefan 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hochdeutsch is only spoken in college simply by fact it is the written language. And on some television and radio courses. yet different than that, human beings only use the interior of reach dialect to speak, specifically circumstances even while texting. there could be some areas close to the border the place it sounds lots like german, yet even then it is probable in basic terms some sort of dialect.
2016-09-28 10:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by gizzi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they have that particular dialect which is even for German hard to understand, but then they're tri-ligual, the majority probably speak a funny french and a funny italien.
2007-02-04 12:36:38 · answer #3 · answered by Mightymo 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yeah!
they speak French, German and English
2007-02-04 12:36:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2014-11-05 17:18:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋