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Plautdietsch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Plautdietsch, or Mennonite <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>, is a language spoken by the Mennonites who trace their roots to the <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Countries and north Germany, but who adopted an East <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> dialect while they were refugees in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia (later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), beginning in the early-to-mid 1500s.
Epp, Reuben The Spelling of <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> and Plautdietsch, Reader's Press, 1996.
Epp, Reuben The Story of <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> and Plautdietsch, Reader's Press, 1996.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plautdietsch (463 words)



ninemsn Encarta - <bb>>Germanb>bb>> Language

The diversity of the <bb>>Germanb>bb>> dialects (some of which are so diverse they are indeed languages) means that <bb>>Germanb>bb>> speakers are often bilingual in their local dialect and Standard <bb>>Germanb>bb>>, which acts as a lingua franca.
<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>, Plattdeutsch or <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon, is spoken in the north, in a narrow fringe along the border between the Netherlands and Germany, and in the northern lowlands as far east and north-east as the River Elbe, including the cities of Münster, Kassel, Bremen, Hanover, Hamburg, and Magdeburg.
This is not the first spelling reform the <bb>>Germanb>bb>> language has seen; in 1901 the first official reform was implemented in a bid to standardize the written language.

http://au.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567950/German_Language.html (463 words)



Germanic Languages

The West Germanic branch of the Germanic languages is spoken by the Germanic speaking people who occupied the southwestern part of the Germanic homeland.
East Norse is the eastern branch of the North Germanic languages used in Denmark and Sweden and their present and former colonies.
The East Germanic branch of the Germanic languages was spoken by the Germanic speaking people who, in the second through fourth centuries C. E., migrated first to the Danube and Black Sea areas from the Germanic homeland.

http://softrat.home.mindspring.com/germanic.html (3010 words)



<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> -

The Saterland Frisian is the only remnant of East Frisian language and is, outside East Frisia surrounded by <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>, as are the few remaining North Frisian varieties, and the <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> dialects of those regions have Frisian influences on account of Frisian substrates.
<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> has commonality with the English language, the Scandinavian languages and Frisian in that it has not been influenced by the High Germanic consonant shift except for old /ð/ having shifted to /d/.
The table below shows the relationship between English and <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> consonants which were unaffected by the High <bb>>Germanb>bb>> consonant shift and gives the modern <bb>>Germanb>bb>> counterparts, which were affected by the sound shift.

http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Low_German (1595 words)



How Are Accents Caused? Antimoon Forum

The relationship between the two is not linear, with <bb>>Germanb>bb>> on one end and Dutch on the other, with <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon in between, but rather is triangular, with each about equally distant from and equally close to the other two, and each pair of them sharing some characteristics not shared by the third.
Actually, the distance between <bb>>Germanb>bb>> and <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon is about the same as that between <bb>>Germanb>bb>> and Dutch, and if one tries to include <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon within <bb>>Germanb>bb>>, then one will have to include Dutch within <bb>>Germanb>bb>> as well.
He was expecting them to voluntarily support Germany against Russia; Also, an attempt by a few Swiss in the early 1970's to get the Swiss government to officially declare 'Schweitzerdeutsch' a language separate from <bb>>Germanb>bb>> was a flop.<<

http://www.antimoon.com/forum/t587-15.htm (2072 words)



The <bb>>Germanb>bb>> language

I asked Cameron Sawyer about the origin of High <bb>>Germanb>bb>> and its relationship to <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>><bb>>Bb>bb>>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>ühnbenspracge, stage language.
The <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> band of this map shows less differentiation than the Middle and Upper bands, but Mecklenburg, West- and East Pomerania, Brandenburg and East Prussia certainly also have dialect variants of their own.
<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> (including Anglo-Saxon) was not affected by the soundshift at all.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/wais/Language/language_germanlang101302.html (1084 words)



Plattysk - Plattdeutsch - <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>

That High <bb>>Germanb>bb>> became the national language was the cause of a string of circumstances, not least that Luther wrote his Bible translation in High <bb>>Germanb>bb>>.
Therefore, it is the task of all schools of the state to maintain the <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> language, if only for the purpose of enabling our youth to read the works of the great <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> writers and to experience their world.
The manner in which a <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> speaker thinks and expresses himself/herself is well suited to promoting expressive clarity and syntactic simplicity in the use of High <bb>>Germanb>bb>>.

http://www.rostra.dk/platt/platspro.htm (1084 words)



<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon (<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>)

However, this has come to be used for <bb>>Germanb>bb>> dialects that are spoken in the <bb>>Germanb>bb>> state of Saxony (Sachsen), originally a non-Saxon state that was given this name because of 15th- and 16th-century dynastic maneuvers.
However, its label “<bb>>Germanb>bb>>” led to language policies that were an extension of <bb>>Germanb>bb>> ones as they were before Lowlands Saxon came to be officially recognized in Germany.
<bb>>Germanb>bb>> thus became the language of prestige, and the indigenous Saxon language soon came to be relegated to the status of a working-class and peasant language.

http://www.lowlands-l.net/talk/eng/lowsaxon.html (1084 words)



<bb>>Germanb>bb>> Language - MSN Encarta

As a result of the colonization of the Baltic regions by the Teutonic Knights, <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> spread throughout the lands east of the Elbe to Brandenburg, Mecklenburg, and Pomerania, as well as parts of Prussia.
<bb>>Germanb>bb>> belongs to the Netherlandic-<bb>>Germanb>bb>> group within the western branch of the Germanic languages, a subfamily of the Indo-European languages.
Another characteristic of <bb>>Germanb>bb>>, as well as of all the Germanic languages, is that the principal accent falls regularly upon the first syllable of a word; in verbal combinations, however, the root syllable, not the prefix, is stressed.

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567950/German_Language.html (639 words)



<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Franconian language -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article

In Germany it is common to consider the (Click link for more info and facts about Limburgian) Limburgian dialects as <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Franconian; in The Netherlands and Belgium however they are seen as Middle German or (The standard <bb>>Germanb>bb>> language; developed historically from West Germanic) High <bb>>Germanb>bb>>.
(A branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic) Germanic languages
(A branch of the Germanic languages) West Germanic languages

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/L/Lo/Low_Franconian_language.htm (639 words)



the French vs. the Franks (page 2) Antimoon Forum

<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon, East <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> and <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Franconian are classified together as <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>.
Dutch speakers are generally able to read <bb>>Germanb>bb>>, and <bb>>Germanb>bb>> speakers (who can speak English) are generally able to read Dutch, even if they find the spoken language very amusing.
there is a old text "serment de Strasbourg", which is considered to be the first official text to have been written in "french" (old proto-french) and in germanic language, and not in latin.

http://www.antimoon.com/forum/posts/6655-2.htm (1307 words)



<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon (<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>)

However, its label “<bb>>Germanb>bb>>” led to language policies that were an extension of <bb>>Germanb>bb>> ones as they were before Lowlands Saxon came to be officially recognized in Germany.
<bb>>Germanb>bb>> thus became the language of prestige, and the indigenous Saxon language soon came to be relegated to the status of a working-class and peasant language.
The label “<bb>>Germanb>bb>>” was the least specific of these, including, besides the Saxon dialects, the medieval and early modern <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Frankish (“Dietsch”) dialects of Limburg, Holland, Brabant, Zeeland and Flanders as well as the various dialects of <bb>>Germanb>bb>> proper.

http://www.lowlands-l.net/talk/eng/lowsaxon.html (2472 words)



<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon (Plattdeutsch) language

There is a number of differences in the lexicon of <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> German and High <bb>>Germanb>bb>> languages.
Its main difference from the High <bb>>Germanb>bb>> language is the absence of the '2nd consonant shift' which took place in Old High <bb>>Germanb>bb>>.
<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> influenced greatly Swedish and Danish in the Middle Ages.

http://indoeuro.bizland.com/tree/germ/saxon.html (2472 words)



<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon (<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>)

However, its label “German” led to language policies that were an extension of German ones as they were before Lowlands Saxon came to be officially recognized in Germany.
German thus became the language of prestige, and the indigenous Saxon language soon came to be relegated to the status of a working-class and peasant language.
However, this has come to be used for German dialects that are spoken in the German state of Saxony (Sachsen), originally a non-Saxon state that was given this name because of 15th- and 16th-century dynastic maneuvers.

http://www.lowlands-l.net/talk/eng/lowsaxon.html (2472 words)



Dialects

This page contains information about <bb>>Germanb>bb>> Language in Canada and how the Government is providing funding.
This is a <bb>>Germanb>bb>> site about the Yiddish language and its historical and cultural background.
The <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> dialects described are: <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Franconian and <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon.

http://web.uvic.ca/geru/472/472dialects.htm (2472 words)



<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In Germany it is considered, together with East <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> as part of a language called Plattdüütsch.
Note that divisions between subfamilies of Germanic are rarely precisely defined; most form continuous clines, with adjacent dialects being mutually intelligible and more distantly separated ones being less so.
<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon (in <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon, Nedersaksisch, Neddersassisch) is any of a variety of <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> ("Nedderdüütsch" in <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon) dialects spoken in northern Germany and the Netherlands.

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Saxon (2472 words)



i-Friesland: A Frisian language and <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon/Platt links page

Platt web ring - a ring of pages all devoted to the <bb>>Germanb>bb>> Frisians' Plattsdietsch language.
Institut fur Niederdeutsche Sprache - not in English- but a Bremen institute devoted to preserving the language/culture of the <bb>>Germanb>bb>> Frisians.
<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon language - You can listen to samples of the <bb>>Germanb>bb>> Frisian language here

http://www.i-friesland.com/links/language.htm (2472 words)



ANS: a general orthography for the <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon language

Much of this is due to the fact that for centuries it has been overshadowed and suppressed by Dutch and <bb>>Germanb>bb>> respectively and that there has been practically no governmental support for it.
Each writer tries to write his or her home dialect, supposedly 'phonetically', using Dutch or <bb>>Germanb>bb>> spelling conventions, many of which are unsuitable for this language.
In Germany, <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon tends to be known as '<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>' ('Plattdeutsch' or 'Niederdeutsch'), while in the Netherlands it tends to be known as '<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon' (Nedersaksisch).

http://www.ans.phileon.nl (2472 words)



ANS: a general orthography for the <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon language

Much of this is due to the fact that for centuries it has been overshadowed and suppressed by Dutch and German respectively and that there has been practically no governmental support for it.
Each writer tries to write his or her home dialect, supposedly 'phonetically', using Dutch or German spelling conventions, many of which are unsuitable for this language.
In Germany, <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon tends to be known as '<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> German' ('Plattdeutsch' or 'Niederdeutsch'), while in the Netherlands it tends to be known as '<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon' (Nedersaksisch).

http://ans.phileon.nl (539 words)



THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE -- OLD ENGLISH NOTES: (ANGLO-SAXON)

Yiddish is another Western Germanic language, and it was once spoken by millions of Jews in Europe.
This language developed out of German but was heavily influenced by Hebrew and later by several Slavic languages.
<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon has recently been granted some official recognition in both the Netherlands and Germany, but its use as a written language is hampered by the lack of a widely accepted standard orthography and the existence of many dialects (which form an almost continuous spectrum between Standard Dutch and Standard German).

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Column/1122/OEHIST.htm (4913 words)



<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Franconian language: Information From Answers.com

In Germany it is common to consider the Limburgian dialects as <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Franconian; in The Netherlands and Belgium however they are seen as Middle German or High German.
<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Franconian is any of several West Germanic languages spoken in The Netherlands, northern Belgium, and South Africa.
Together with <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon and East <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> German, these form the <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Germanic family of languages.

http://www.answers.com/topic/low-franconian-language (209 words)



UWeek Vol.17, No.6 November 4, 1999

To Hahn, the language has become a source of pride in the culture of the region he grew up in, before what he calls "Germanization." He felt its disfavor and official neglect was a symbol of repression.
Hahn says his poetry, both in <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon and English, is a way of unleashing a part of his personality that is not expressed in his job, where he must be organized and keep others organized.
In North German cities, people who speak <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon have an image that U.S. residents would associate with the characters in "The Dukes of Hazzard" or "The Beverly Hillbillies." In that sense, there's a parallel with what English-speakers might think of folks who speak Appalachian, Hahn suggests.

http://depts.washington.edu/~uweek/archives/1999.11.NOV_04/article27.html (1179 words)



BBC NEWS Europe Hunting Germany's linguistic gems

Entries for a competition to unearth the most stunning example - organised by the <bb>>Germanb>bb>> language council - have been flooding in.
The search for the most beautiful word in the <bb>>Germanb>bb>> language is almost over.
The competition comes at an interesting time for <bb>>Germanb>bb>> scholars, with renewed controversy about changes to spelling rules introduced a few years ago, says the BBC's Ray Furlong.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3943507.stm (243 words)



Yamada Language Center: Lower Saxon Language WWW guide

<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon ("<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>") organizations - part of the Lowlands-L website.
Guide to Offline Materials: <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon ("<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>")- part of the Lowlands-L website.
The Wren: a <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon (<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>) tale in two orthographies, with English, Dutch and <bb>>Germanb>bb>> translations

http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides/lowersaxon.html (243 words)



Language

This label has been symbolically convenient in denying <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon separate language status by creating the impression that it is a dialect group contained within <bb>>Germanb>bb>>, aided by the fact that its speakers in Germany consider themselves ethnic Germans.
This has not been helping to improve the image of the language, which is often unfairly associated with lack of education and urbaneness, being regarded as a "peasants' language" by many Germans and Netherlanders.
<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon used to be the language of the medieval Hanseatic (Hansa) Trading League that began in the mid-13th century as a protective alliance of several port cities along the shores of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

http://web.quipo.it/minola/plattdeutsch/language.htm (243 words)



<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>LOWb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>GERMANb>bb>> - PLATT DÜÜTSCH - PLATT DÜTSCH - PLATTDEUTSCH

<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> German was for centuries quite prominent, becoming the international trading language of the Hanseatic League, in the 11th to 15th centuries.
People don't realize that when they're speaking English, there are indirectly speaking a form of <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> German.
In northern Germany at that time, it was more broadly spoken than was any form of High German.

http://www.iserv.net/~bsman/low_german_description_.htm (312 words)



<bb>>Germanb>bb>> Dialects on the Internet: Web Resources for <bb>>Germanb>bb>> Language Teachers

Internet recordings and broadcasts in <bb>>Germanb>bb>> dialects and related Continental West Germanic languages
A few words about <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon (<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>) [with map]
Few students of <bb>>Germanb>bb>> language and culture sufficiently understand the linguistic diversity in Germany and other <bb>>Germanb>bb>>-speaking regions.

http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/German_Resources/WAFLT2000/German_dialects.htm (312 words)



<bb>>Germanb>bb>> Life: Language: Plattdeutsch - Niederdeutsch - <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>@ HighBeam Research

Nothing could be less fitting a characterization for the northern German dialects whose proud ancestry includes Sassisch, the medieval lingua franca used over large portions of northern Europe, and Old Saxon, a close sister of the Anglo-Saxon language that developed into modern English.
German Life: Language: Plattdeutsch - Niederdeutsch - <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> German@ HighBeam Research
It is only for lack of a better English translation for Niederdeutsch, the German name for those dialects, that the negative connotations arise.

http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:29306557&refid=holomed_1 (168 words)



<bb>>Germanb>bb>> language

The spoken <bb>>Germanb>bb>> however, presents many dialects which belong to either the High <bb>>Germanb>bb>> or to the <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> dialectal groups (note that '<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>' is not a negative term but just the name of a dialectal group).
Clear and ordered, the <bb>>Germanb>bb>> language reflects the spirit of a nation of clear ideas and admirable organization in all the fields of life.
High <bb>>Germanb>bb>> and <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>> dialectal groups are different mainly in their system of sounds, particularly with respect to the consonants.

http://www.orbislingua.com/ead.htm (508 words)



A few words about <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon (<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> <bb>>Germanb>bb>>)

This label has been symbolically convenient in denying <<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon separate language status by creating the impression that it is a dialect group contained within German, aided by the fact that its speakers in Germany consider themselves ethnic Germans.
<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon used to be the language of the medieval Hanseatic (Hansa) Trading League that began in the mid-13th century as a protective alliance of several port cities along the shores of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
<<<bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>>Lowb>bb>>bb>bb>>>bb>b>bb>>bb>bb>>>> Saxon is used as a minority language in the northern parts of Germany and in the eastern parts of the Netherlands.

http://www.sassisch.net/rhahn/low-saxon/lowsax-engl.htm (1610 words)

Topic: <b>Low</b> <b>German</b> <b>language<

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