East Franconian
E20828
East Franconian is a High German dialect spoken primarily in parts of northern Bavaria, Thuringia, and Baden-Württemberg, forming a transitional variety between Upper and Central German dialects.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Franconian German | 26 |
| East Franconian canonical | 2 |
| East Franconian dialect continuum | 1 |
| East Franconian dialects | 1 |
| Franconian dialect area | 1 |
| High Franconian | 1 |
| Ostfränkisch | 1 |
| South East Franconian dialects | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T147314 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: East Franconian Context triple: [Old High German, majorDialect, East Franconian]
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A.
Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia is an administrative region in the German state of Bavaria, known for cities such as Nuremberg, Erlangen, and Fürth.
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B.
Alemannic German
Alemannic German is a group of Upper German dialects spoken primarily in parts of Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein.
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C.
Low German
Low German is a West Germanic language traditionally spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands, known for its distinct phonology and vocabulary that set it apart from Standard German.
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D.
Old High German
Old High German is the earliest recorded stage of the German language, spoken in parts of what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland roughly between the 6th and 11th centuries.
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E.
Austro-Bavarian German
Austro-Bavarian German is a major Upper German dialect group spoken primarily in Austria and parts of Bavaria and South Tyrol, characterized by distinct phonology, vocabulary, and regional varieties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: East Franconian Target entity description: East Franconian is a High German dialect spoken primarily in parts of northern Bavaria, Thuringia, and Baden-Württemberg, forming a transitional variety between Upper and Central German dialects.
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A.
Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia is an administrative region in the German state of Bavaria, known for cities such as Nuremberg, Erlangen, and Fürth.
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B.
Alemannic German
Alemannic German is a group of Upper German dialects spoken primarily in parts of Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein.
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C.
Low German
Low German is a West Germanic language traditionally spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands, known for its distinct phonology and vocabulary that set it apart from Standard German.
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D.
Old High German
Old High German is the earliest recorded stage of the German language, spoken in parts of what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland roughly between the 6th and 11th centuries.
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E.
Austro-Bavarian German
Austro-Bavarian German is a major Upper German dialect group spoken primarily in Austria and parts of Bavaria and South Tyrol, characterized by distinct phonology, vocabulary, and regional varieties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German dialect
ⓘ
High German dialect ⓘ |
| glottocode | east2280 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
East Franconian
ⓘ
surface form:
East Franconian German
East Franconian ⓘ
surface form:
Ostfränkisch
|
| hasDialect |
Bamberg dialect
ⓘ
Lower Franconian (East Franconian) dialects ⓘ Nuremberg dialect ⓘ East Franconian self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
South East Franconian dialects
Upper Franconian dialects ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature | regional vocabulary distinct from Standard German ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | distinct dative plural endings ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
diphthongization similar to Bavarian
ⓘ
lenition of plosives in some positions ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | vmf ⓘ |
| isTransitionalBetween |
Central German languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Central German dialects
Upper German ⓘ
surface form:
Upper German dialects
|
| languageFamily |
Germanic languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibilityWith |
New High German
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard German
other Franconian dialects ⓘ |
| partOf |
German dialect continuum
ⓘ
Central German languages ⓘ
surface form:
High German dialect continuum
|
| region | southern Germany ⓘ |
| sharesFeatureWith |
Alemannic German
ⓘ
Central German languages ⓘ
surface form:
East Central German
Upper German ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ansbach region
ⓘ
Baden-Württemberg ⓘ Upper Franconia ⓘ
surface form:
Bamberg region
Bavaria ⓘ Bayreuth region ⓘ Coburg region ⓘ Franconia ⓘ Germany ⓘ Coburg region ⓘ
surface form:
Hof region
Lichtenfels ⓘ
surface form:
Lichtenfels region
Lower Franconia ⓘ Middle Franconia ⓘ Nuremberg metropolitan region ⓘ
surface form:
Nuremberg region
Schweinfurt region ⓘ Thuringia ⓘ Thuringian-Franconian border area ⓘ Upper Franconia ⓘ Würzburg region ⓘ northeastern Baden-Württemberg ⓘ northern Bavaria ⓘ southwestern Thuringia ⓘ |
| status | primarily spoken language ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Rhenish Franconian
ⓘ
surface form:
Franconian dialects
East Franconian self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
High Franconian
West Germanic language variety ⓘ |
| undergoes | High German consonant shift ⓘ |
| usesStandardLanguage |
New High German
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard German
|
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
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Subject: East Franconian Description of subject: East Franconian is a High German dialect spoken primarily in parts of northern Bavaria, Thuringia, and Baden-Württemberg, forming a transitional variety between Upper and Central German dialects.
Referenced by (34)
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