Southern Schleswig Danish

In this article we are going to delve into the exciting world of Southern Schleswig Danish. Throughout history, Southern Schleswig Danish has aroused great interest in humanity, whether due to its impact on society, its relevance in the scientific field, or simply because of its influence on popular culture. From its origins to the present, Southern Schleswig Danish has played a fundamental role in people's lives, becoming a fascinating subject of study for experts and hobbyists alike. Through this writing, we propose to explore the different facets of Southern Schleswig Danish, analyzing its importance and its impact in various areas.

Southern Schleswig Danish
RegionSouthern Schleswig
EthnicityDanish minority in Southern Schleswig
Early forms
Danish alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3
IETFda-u-sd-desh

Southern Schleswig Danish (Danish: Sydslesvigdansk, German: Südschleswigdänisch) is a variety of the Danish language spoken in Southern Schleswig in Northern Germany. It is a variety of Standard Danish (rigsmål) influenced by the surrounding German language in relation to prosody, syntax and morphology, used by the Danish minority in Southern Schleswig.

Originally Southern Jutlandic was spoken in most parts of the area (in the variants of Angel Danish and Mellemslesvigsk). On the western coast, North Frisian was also spoken. After the language shift in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, most of the Danish and North Frisian dialects were replaced by Low and Standard German.

Accordingly, there is a Northern Schleswig variety of German language in Northern Schleswig. A similar phenomenon is Gøtudanskt on the Faroe Islands.

Further reading

  • Elin Fredsted in: Christel Stolz: Unsere sprachlichen Nachbarn in Europa. Brockmeyer-Verlag, Bochum 2009, ISBN 3-8196-0741-2, 9783819607417
  • Hans Christophersen: Det danske Sprog i Sydslesvig, Rostras Forlag, 3. Udgave ISBN 87-88087-24-7http://www.rostra.dk/dansk/dansprog.htm
  • Karen Margrethe Pedersen: Dansk sprog i Sydslesvig. Bd. 1–2. Institut for grænseregionsforskning, Aabenraa 2000.

References

  1. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Southern Schleswig Danish". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.