Monday, April 27, 2015

Dialekte-Quiz : Spoken where as you?

Snack, lunch, Vespers or mid-morning snack? As the second breakfast, reveals a lot about their origin. Our Quiz test it on 24 terms - and shows where their linguistic homeland.


Regional dialects make the German language varied and significant. Indeed, what words you use for certain things, can clearly show where they come from. In the Quiz "Moin, hello, hello" you can find out what regions of Germany, Austria and Switzerland your language fits the best.

The linguistic atlas was developed by Tagesanzeiger.ch and Newsnet now, based on the "Atlas of the German everyday language". Informations about the there is a smartphone app with additional features. In this video explains dialect researcher Adrian Leemann, such as the App "Hello, Moin, "Servus" works. A similar application, the New York Times published at the end of 2013 for the United States.