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Wiktor S.

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Feb 29, 2004, 4:45:53 AM2/29/04
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What is the inteligibility level between standard languages of Germany and
Austria? Is standard German (as in Germany) usable in Vienna?

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Ruud Harmsen

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Feb 29, 2004, 5:40:12 AM2/29/04
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Sun, 29 Feb 2004 10:45:53 +0100: "Wiktor S." <wswi...@poczta.fmv>: in
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>What is the inteligibility level between standard languages of Germany and
>Austria?

German with a heavy Austrian accent, or Austrian dialect, is probably
rather difficult to understand to other speakers of German. It is to
me, anyway, being Dutch, but knowing German rather well.

>Is standard German (as in Germany) usable in Vienna?

I suppose so, everybody understands it, it is the standard language
there too. The problem is you never how heavy the accent will be when
they talk back to you in German. I suppose a lot of them can also
speak standard German with a light accent, and then there won't be any
problems.


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Herb Martin

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Feb 29, 2004, 5:44:52 AM2/29/04
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My German is pretty rudimentary but in Wien I was readily able to
understand and be understood with a Mainzer accent (not dialect.)

That was years ago and I imagine with more and more exposure to
TV and mass media that this has at worst remained the same or
perhaps improved.

I am quite certain that a Mainz dialect would be very difficult for
a Viennese to understand if the Mainzer (or Swabbish etc) didn't
want to be understood.

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Prai Jei

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Feb 29, 2004, 5:07:47 PM2/29/04
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>> What is the inteligibility level between standard languages of Germany
>> and Austria?
>

> The _standard_ languages are virtually identical, save for some vocabulary
> issues esp. in the areas of food, bureaucracy/law, politics etc. You just
> have to learn these.

One example: "potato". German "Kartoffel", Austrian "Erdapfel". You
translate the latter via French.
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Ruud Harmsen

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Mar 1, 2004, 5:57:18 AM3/1/04
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Sun, 29 Feb 2004 22:07:47 +0000: Prai Jei
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>One example: "potato". German "Kartoffel", Austrian "Erdapfel". You
>translate the latter via French.

Not for me. The Dutch word is "aardappel".

Wiktor S.

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Mar 1, 2004, 6:25:34 PM3/1/04
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Thank you for answers.


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