Middle High German
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Middle High German is the form of the German language used roughly between 1050 and 1350, known from medieval literature such as the Nibelungenlied and serving as a key stage in the development toward modern German.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle High German canonical | 83 |
| Middle High German literature | 1 |
| Middle High German period | 1 |
| influenced by Middle High German | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T475618 — 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: Middle High German Context triple: [German, historicalStage, Middle High German]
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A.
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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B.
Upper German
Upper German is a major group of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and parts of neighboring countries.
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C.
High German
High German is the group of Upper and Central German dialects that form the basis of Standard German and are spoken primarily in the southern and central highland regions of the German-speaking area.
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D.
Rhenish Franconian
Rhenish Franconian is a group of West Central German dialects spoken primarily in parts of western Germany, Luxembourg, and eastern France.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Middle High German Target entity description: Middle High German is the form of the German language used roughly between 1050 and 1350, known from medieval literature such as the Nibelungenlied and serving as a key stage in the development toward modern German.
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A.
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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B.
Upper German
Upper German is a major group of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and parts of neighboring countries.
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C.
High German
High German is the group of Upper and Central German dialects that form the basis of Standard German and are spoken primarily in the southern and central highland regions of the German-speaking area.
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D.
Rhenish Franconian
Rhenish Franconian is a group of West Central German dialects spoken primarily in parts of western Germany, Luxembourg, and eastern France.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West Germanic language variety
ⓘ
historical language stage ⓘ stage of the German language ⓘ |
| developedInto |
New High German
ⓘ
surface form:
Early New High German
New High German ⓘ
surface form:
Modern German
|
| era |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| follows | Old High German ⓘ |
| glottoStatus | treated as historical variety of German ⓘ |
| hasDialectGroup |
Central German languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Central German
Upper German ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Minnesang lyric poetry
ⓘ
Nibelungenlied ⓘ Perceval ⓘ
surface form:
Parzival
Tristan ⓘ |
| hasStandardReference |
Middle High German dictionaries
ⓘ
Middle High German grammars ⓘ |
| influenced |
New High German
ⓘ
surface form:
Early New High German
standard German vocabulary ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | has no separate ISO 639-1 code ⓘ |
| keyRole | intermediate stage in development of modern German ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| languageSubbranch | West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| lexicalFeature | expansion of abstract vocabulary ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
reduction of verbal endings
ⓘ
simplification of noun inflection ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
loss of many Old High German unstressed vowels
ⓘ
reduction of diphthongs compared to Old High German ⓘ |
| precedes |
New High German
ⓘ
surface form:
Early New High German
|
| region |
central German-speaking areas
ⓘ
southern German-speaking areas ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
German philology
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
High German
ⓘ
surface form:
High German languages
|
| syntacticFeature | increasing use of fixed word order ⓘ |
| taughtIn | university German studies programs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 1050–1350 ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature | fusional morphology ⓘ |
| usedBy |
courtly literature authors
ⓘ
medieval German poets ⓘ |
| usedFor |
courtly epics
ⓘ
legal documents ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedIn | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Middle High German Description of subject: Middle High German is the form of the German language used roughly between 1050 and 1350, known from medieval literature such as the Nibelungenlied and serving as a key stage in the development toward modern German.
Referenced by (86)
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