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23 Is Swiss German Becoming ONE Dialect? (The Great Dialect Shift)

23 Is Swiss German Becoming ONE Dialect? (The Great Dialect Shift)

Beyond the Alps - Lerne Schweizerdeutsch vor 1 Woche

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Why is Swiss German changing? And could the different
Swiss dialects actually be becoming more similar?

In this episode, I take a closer look at the great dialect shift
happening in Switzerland. We’ll explore dialect leveling, the
influence of mobility and social media, and some fascinating
changes in everyday Swiss German. We’ll also look at why Standard
German and English are increasingly influencing the way young
people speak.

Transcripts: The Swiss German transcript of
every episode was written by myself, by hand — because no
software can truly capture the beauty of the
dialect. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get it
here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.