The Siegerland dialect (self-named Sejerlännr Pladd , German: Siegerländer Platt ) is an urban dialect of Siegerland (the old Siegen district), which is also common in Altenkirchen (Westerwald) and Westerwaldkrais . Belongs to the Moselle-Frankish group of Middle German dialects .
| Siegerland dialect | |
|---|---|
| Self name | Sejerlännr pladd |
| Country |  Germany ( Rhineland-Palatinate ) |
| Classification | |
| Category | Languages of Eurasia |
Indo-European family
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| Writing | latin |
Siegerland dialect reveals some lexical similarities with the Hessian and Sauerland dialects . In the north, it is limited from the Westphalian ( Low German ) line of Benrath , in the west it borders with the Ripuar dialects , in the east - with the Rhine-Frankish and Hessian. The use of the dialect is limited to everyday speech.
The dialect is characterized by such phonetic features as voiced [r], pronouncing [b] instead of [p] ( Puppe → Bobbe ) and [x] instead of [g] ( Berg → Berch ), reducing the final en to e ( Schelden → Schelde ; especially in the suffix -chen ). The grammatical feature of the dialect is considered to be the displacement of the genitive by the dative (a frequent occurrence in many dialects), am-progressive verb, non-discrimination of the articles die and den in de and others. The lexical system (insignificantly) varies depending on the locality.
Literature
- Jakob Heinzerling, Hermann Reuter. Siegerländer Wörterbuch: mit Abbildungen im Text, 65 Sprachkarten nebst Kirchspiel- und Ämterkarte und einem schriftdeutschen Register. - Siegen, 1968.
- Adolf Weiershausen. Die Zusammenhänge der Siegerländer Mundart mit ihren hessischen Nachbardialekten. - Siegen, 1930.
- Bernhard Schmidt. Der Vocalismus der Siegerländer Mundart: ein Beitrag zur fränkischen Dialektforschung. - Halle a. S., 1894.