Chemnitz dialect

Not to be confused with Chemnitz German or a Chemnitz accent, the accent/regional variety of Standard German spoken in Chemnitz.
Chemnitz dialect
Native to Germany
Region Chemnitz
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog None

Chemnitz dialect is the dialect of the city of Chemnitz and an urban variety of Vorerzgebirgisch, a variant of Upper Saxon German.[1]

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes[1]
Labial Dental Postalveolar Dorsal Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive aspirated
unaspirated p t k
Fricative f s ʃ χ h
Approximant ʋ l j
Rhotic ʁ

Vowels

Monophthongs of the Chemnitz dialect, from Khan & Weise (2013:236–237). Red vowels are pharyngealized.
Diphthongs of the Chemnitz dialect, from Khan & Weise (2013:237).
Monophthong phonemes[5]
Front Central Back
unrounded rounded
short long short long long short long
Close ʉː ʊˤː
Close-mid ɪ ɵ ɵː
Mid ɞ ʌˤː oˤː
Open-mid ɛ ɛː ʌ ʌː ɔˤː
Near-open aˤː
Diphthong phonemes[7]
Ending point
unrounded rounded
Mid ɞʏ̯
Open ae̯ aɵ̯

References

Bibliography

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