Tag: Language research
Associations demand protection status for dialect – Bavaria
In a petition to the state parliament, the Bavarian State Association for Homeland Preservation and the Bavarian Language Association are calling for “protective status for the endangered Old Bavarian, Franconian…
Biologist Angela Stöger about elephant language: “A lot of chatting” – knowledge
Elephants trumpet, hum, squeak and can even learn Korean. The biologist Angela Stöger talks about the conversations of an amazing animal species. When Angela Stöger talks about elephants, she does…
Scratcher’s vocabulary: A dog for Heidi Klum – Bavaria
The fine country castle Gödöllö rises near Budapest. When you enter the former chambers of Empress Sisi, your gaze inevitably falls on the purple wallpaper on the walls, the color…
Language historian on gender ban in Bavaria: “I don’t want a language police” – Bavaria
From April 1st, gender stars will be banned in Bavarian authorities, schools and universities. Was there ever such a language ban? And does it actually do anything? Language historian Christine…
Dogs understand human language better than expected – knowledge
From Tina Baier, Dog owners have long suspected it: the animals understand human language much better than expected. According to a study just published in the science journal Current Biology…
Scratcher’s vocabulary: Mistaken Winnetou films
In the cheap Westerns from the 1960s, the plots of the Karl May novels were often completely changed and messed up. In Bavarian there is a special word for this…
Bavarian language root: Why Austria’s president doesn’t come to the honor – Bavaria
Austrian Television (ORF) also likes to decorate its offerings with satirical contributions, sometimes even unintentionally. In any case, the program “Welcome Austria” is very popular, in which a comedian duo…
Drunkonyms: English language wit finds many synonyms for “drunk” – knowledge
When viewed soberly, it is construction grammar. However, behind the cumbersome term from linguistics there is currently a tasty topic hidden. The two linguists Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer from Chemnitz University of…
Scratcher’s vocabulary: Ilse Bilse, nobody wants… – Bavaria
Trenzerbeidl An older gentleman recently said in a pub that he had picked up his grandson from daycare. Another boy was crying miserably there, which is why he affectionately called…
Customs and language: Save the roll
Contrary to popular belief, proper High German is also spoken in the south. That’s why the Bavarian Language Association and the Bavarian State Association for Homeland Preservation are launching the…