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die Sprachverdrängung (-en)

language displacement; the pushing out of one language by another

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die Minderheitensprache (-n)

minority language

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die Mehrheitssprache (-n)

majority / dominant language

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die Dominanzsprache (-n)

dominant language

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die Amtssprache (-n)

official language

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die Regionalsprache (-n)

regional language

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die Sprachgemeinschaft (-en)

speech community; language community

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die Sprachpolitik

language policy

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das Sprachprestige

language prestige; the social status attached to a language

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die sprachliche Vielfalt

linguistic diversity

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die Mehrsprachigkeit

multilingualism

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die Zweisprachigkeit

bilingualism

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das Sprachensterben

language death; language extinction

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die Bedrohung (-en)

threat

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die Omnipräsenz

omnipresence; being everywhere at once

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die Strukturschwäche

structural weakness; economic underdevelopment (of a region)

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die Abwanderung

outward migration; depopulation (of a region)

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die Dachsprache (-n)

umbrella / cover language; a standardised form covering several dialects

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die Auslegungssache

a matter of interpretation

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die Anerkennung

recognition; acknowledgement

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die Zersplitterung

fragmentation; splintering

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die Symbolpolitik

symbolic politics; gestures without real substance

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der Zuschuss (¨-e)

subsidy; financial grant

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goutieren

to approve of; to welcome (often used in negative: 'not to take kindly to')

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karikieren

to caricature; to mock through exaggeration

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verdrängen

to displace; to crowd out; to push aside

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fördern

to support; to fund; to promote

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überleben

to survive

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erhalten

to preserve; to maintain

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schützen

to protect

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bedrohen

to threaten

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anerkennen

to recognise; to acknowledge officially

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der Europäische Tag der Sprachen

European Day of Languages (26 September)

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der Europarat

the Council of Europe

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das Nordfriesische

North Frisian (minority language in northern Germany)

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das Sorbische

Sorbian (Slavic minority language in eastern Germany)

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das Saterländische

Saterland Frisian (minority language in Lower Saxony)

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das Rätoromanische

Romansh (minority language in Switzerland)

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das Ladinische

Ladin (minority language in the Dolomites, northern Italy)

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das Zimbrische

Cimbrian (medieval Bavarian dialect, now in northern Italy)

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der Turmbau zu Babel

the Tower of Babel (biblical metaphor for the origin of linguistic diversity)

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Denglisch

'Denglish' — the mixing of German (Deutsch) with English; anglicisms in German

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die soziale Anerkennung

social recognition; social prestige

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die Spracherhaltung

language maintenance; keeping a language alive

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der Spracherhalt

preservation of a language (near-synonym of Spracherhaltung)

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die Sprachenvielfalt

diversity of languages

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das Sprachgebiet (-e)

language area; the geographic area where a language is spoken

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die Sprachschule (-n)

language school

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das generische Maskulinum

generic masculine (using male grammatical forms as the default)

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das generische Femininum

generic feminine (using female grammatical forms as the default)

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geschlechtersensible Sprache

gender-sensitive / gender-inclusive language

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die Sprachförderung

language support; promotion of language learning

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die Sprachbarriere (-n)

language barrier

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sprachlich

linguistic; relating to language

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sprachlos

speechless; at a loss for words

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die Sprachgemeinschaft fördern

to support a speech community

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Nicht jeden Winkel muss das Deutsche sich restlos krallen.

German doesn't need to claim every last corner of territory.

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Fünf kleine Sprachen ringen ums Weiterleben.

Five small languages are fighting for survival.

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Der soziale Status entscheidet über das Schicksal einer Sprache.

Social status determines the fate of a language.

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Rechtliche Anerkennung allein reicht nicht aus.

Legal recognition alone is not enough.

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Ob eine Sprache überlebt, hat nichts mit der Zahl ihrer Sprecher zu tun, sondern mit deren Aktivität.

Whether a language survives has nothing to do with the number of its speakers, but with their activity.

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die Verantwortung von Staat und Gesellschaft

the responsibility of the state and of society

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Macht, Prestige und soziale Anerkennung

power, prestige and social recognition

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die Verdrängung kleiner Sprachen durch das Deutsche

the displacement of small languages by German

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