Wiesbaden dialect

E902660

The Wiesbaden dialect is a regional variety of the German language spoken in and around Wiesbaden, reflecting the linguistic features of the broader Hessian dialect group.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Wiesbaden dialect canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German dialect
West Central German dialect
regional dialect
associatedWith Rhine-Main regional culture
Wiesbaden local traditions
basedOn German language
linked to: German
belongsTo dialects of Hesse
closeTo Hessian dialect of Frankfurt
Hessian dialect of Mainz
country Germany
hasCharacteristic consonant changes typical of Rhenish Franconian
distinct local vocabulary
phonetic reduction in everyday speech
vowel shifts typical of Hessian
hasType urban dialect
historicalDevelopmentFrom Middle High German
Old High German
influencedBy Standard German
urbanization in Rhine-Main area
ISO639Status no separate ISO 639 code
languageBranch Germanic languages
languageFamily Indo-European languages
languageGroup West Germanic languages
languageStandard Standard German
linguisticArea West Central German
mutuallyIntelligibleWith Standard German to native speakers
other Hessian dialects
partOf Hessian dialect group
Rhenish Franconian dialects
region Rhine-Main area
Wiesbaden metropolitan area
sharesFeaturesWith Frankfurt dialect
linked to: Rhenish Franconian

Hessian dialects
Mainz dialect
Rhenish Franconian dialects
spokenIn Germany
State of Hesse
linked to: state of Hesse

Wiesbaden
status non-standard variety of German
subdivisionOf Hessian dialect
tendsToBe less used by younger speakers
usedBy inhabitants of Wiesbaden
older generations in Wiesbaden region
usedIn informal communication
local culture
regional identity expression
writingSystem Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hessian hasDialect Wiesbaden dialect