Luzhitsky dialects ( German Lausitzisch ) are German dialects that belong to the East Middle German dialect group . They are common in the Puddle in eastern Saxony and in the south of Brandenburg . Luzhitsky dialects are related to the Thuringian-Saxon , Berlin-Brandenburg and Silesian dialects , therefore, sometimes the name “Luzick-Silesian dialect” ( German Lausitz-Schlesisch ) is applied to them.
| Luzhitsky dialect | |
|---|---|
| Self name | Lausitzisch |
| Country |  Germany ( Saxony , Brandenburg ) |
| Classification | |
| Category | Languages of Eurasia |
Indo-European family
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| Writing | Latin |
Content
Classification
The Linguasphere Register (1999/2000, p. 433) divides the Luga dialects into five parts:
- Novoluzhitsky dialect ( Neulausitzisch ) - Bautzen (Saxony);
- Nizhneluzhitsky dialect ( Niederlausitzisch ) - Cottbus , Spreewald ( Brandenburg ), Hoyersverda , Weisswasser (Saxony);
- Verhneluzhitsky dialect ( Oberlausitzisch ) - the border region with the Czech Republic between Steinigtwolmsdorf and Zittau , as well as nearby regions;
- East Luzhitsky dialect ( Ostlausitzisch ) - Goerlitz (Saxony);
- West Luzick dialect ( Westlausitzisch ) - Bischofswerda and Kamenz (Saxony).
Dialect Boundaries
In reality, a clear separation of dialects is impossible, since the exact boundaries are not defined, however, German dialectology has enough material to define certain cities and towns as belonging to or not belonging to one or another dialect.
Feature
Luzhitsky (and in particular Lower Luzhitsky) is close, rather, to the Berlin dialect . A characteristic feature of the Upper Luzhitsky is the retroflexive pronunciation [ɻ] , which was common in many parts of Silesia. In Bautzen, Goerlitz and Hoyersverde also speak very good literary German ( German Hochdeutsch ).
See also
- German dialects
- Marks-Brandenburg dialects
- Puddle
Sources
- Erhard Agricola, Wolfgang Fleischer, Helmut Protze unter Mitwirkung von Wolfgang Ebert (Hrsg.). Die deutsche Sprache .. - Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, 1969. - T. 1. - S. 331.
- Christian Gottlob Schmidt. Sammlung Niederlausitzer Provinzialismen. In: Christian Gottlob Schmidt: Briefe über die Niederlausitz .. - Kühne, Wittenberg, 1989. - S. 206–208.
- Wilfried Seibicke. Mitteldeutsch und Niederdeutsch in der westlichen Niederlausitz. In: Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur .. - Halle, 1957. - T. 79. - S. 220–231.