Deutsche Dialekte - Linkverzeichnis
(German Dialects Link Catalogue - Paul Joyce)

University of Portsmouth

(OST-)FRÄNKISCH

  Deutsche Welle Dialektatlas - Fränkisch  Includes sound files!
As part of its online dialect atlas, the broadcaster Deutsche Welle has produced a series of articles on the Fränkisch dialect. Some of them, such as the article Auf gut frängisch, can be downloaded as MP3 files.

  Ostfränkische Dialektgruppe
An introduction to the East Franconian dialect group from the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia.

  Sprachatlas von Unterfranken
An atlas chronicling the dialects of Unterfranken. It is being compiled by the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.

  Als die Mundart druckreif wurde
The internet magazine Historisches Franken chronicles the changes in the East Franconian dialect from the 18th Century to the present day.

  Friedrich Engels: Der fränkische Dialekt
An analysis of the Franconian dialect written by Friedrich Engels.

  Dialekte in Bayern - Mittel- und Oberfranken  Includes sound files!
The educational broadcaster BR-Alpha introduces the dialects spoken in the Central and Upper Franconia regions of Bavaria. Contains sound files.

  Dialekte in Bayern - Unterfranken  Includes sound files!
The educational broadcaster BR-Alpha introduces the dialects spoken in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria. Contains sound files.

Wörterbucher (Dictionaries)

  Ostfränkisches Wörterbuch
The Ostfränkisches Wörterbuch is a project of the commission for dialect research at the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften. The project has its base in Bayreuth.

  Maxheim - Fränkisches Lexikon
An online guide to words and phrases in the Fränkisch dialect.

  Fränkisch-deutsches Wörterbuch
Michael Wapp provides a short list of words and phrases in the Fränkisch dialect. Click here for his collection of Fränkisch idioms.

  Fränkisches Wörterbuch: Mundart-Glossar  Includes sound files!
An online dictionary of key terms and phrases from the Franconian dialect with sound files to help you pronounce them from the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

  Vokabel-Download: Fränkisch - Alltag
Download a vocabulary list of everyday Franconian vocabulary.

  Kostproben aus Mittel- und Oberfranken - BR-Alpha
A selection of vocabulary from Central and Upper Franconia from the educational broadcaster BR-Alpha.

  Kostproben aus Unterfranken - BR-Alpha
A selection of vocabulary from Central and Upper Franconia from the educational broadcaster BR-Alpha.

  Was man am Christkindlesmarkt so hört...
Words and phrases that you might hear in Nuremberg when visiting the Christmas market.

Regional

  Dolleranz in Bamberch
A short poem on tolerance written in the Oberfränkisch dialect spoken in Bamberg.

  Frammersbacher Welschen  Includes sound files!
The curious case of the "secret language" spoken by the inhabitants of Frammersbach in the Spessart region. It's basic priniciple consists of the initial consonant of a word being placed unchanged at the end of the lexeme or a free morpheme. Florian Ziem has been studying this "Welschen" language and has placed some of his findings on his website. Not dialect as such, but fascinating! Includes sound files.

  Geheimsprache: Uesdä Iegäuimissnä uenvä Uemmersfräuechbä...  Includes sound files!
An article on the aformentioned secret language of Frammersbach that appeared in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Contains sound files.

  Der hennebergische Sprachraum. Untersuchungen zur Laut- und Wortgeographie
Herbert Bracke's dissertation on the morphology and lexis of the Henneberg language can be downloaded from the University of Jena website.

  Hennebergisch - Friedrich-Schiller-Universität-Jena
This overview of the Hennebergisch dialect region provided by the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität-Jena contains a bibliography of secondary material and a sample text.

  Mundart am Kleinen Thüringer Wald
The website that accompanies Erhard Köhler's book Mundart - Kleiner Thüringer Wald. Hennebergisch - fränkischer Dialekt - 10.000 Wörter, Verse und Sprüche contains a table of contents, a sample from the text and a number of useful links.

  Hennebergisch - Wikipedia
An introduction to the Hennebergisch dialect spoken in and around Schmalkalden and Suhl in Thuringia.

  Der ostfränkische Dialekt des Dorfes Hetzle
A report on an attempt to document the dialect spoken in the village of Hetzle near Nuremberg.

  Hofer Mundart - Ein kleiner Streifzug
A brief guide to the dialect spoken in and around Hof.

  Hof: Spitzbuben und Tiefstapler  Includes sound files!
As part of their series on the dialects spoken in Bavaria, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports on the dialect spoken in Hof. Their report contains audio files of the local dialects.

  Hohalohisch fer Schlitzohr'n  Includes sound files!
An introduction to Hohenlohisch with a number of sound files.

  Hohenlohisch - Wikipedia
An introduction to the Hohenlohisch dialect spoken in and around Schwäbisch Hall and Bad Mergentheim in Baden-Württemberg.

  Textes en francique oriental
Texts in Hohenlohisch collated by Pascal Curin.

  Itzgründisch - Wikipedia
An overview of the Franconian dialect of Itzgründisch, which can be heard in and around Sonnenberg and Hilburgshausen.

  Gemeinde Effelder-Rauenstein - Mundart für "Anfänger" und "Fortgeschrittene"
The Effelder-Rauenstein community provide an online dictionary of the Itzgründisch words and phrases that can be heard in their region.

  Kurzalmanach zur mittelfränkischen Mundart
An introduction to the dialects spoken in Mittelfranken by Michael Wapp.

  Nürnberger Maadla, Fürther Maadli  Includes sound files!
As part of their series on the dialects spoken in Bavaria, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports on the dialect spoken in the neighbouring towns of Nuremberg and Fürth. Their report contains audio files of the local dialects.

  Schwäbisch-Fränkisch
An introduction to the Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Übergangsdialekt from Kurt Laitenberger.

  Dialekt in Sonneberg
Although in modern-day Thuringia, Sonneberg is part of the Itzgründisch (East Franconian) dialect region. The sonneberg-historik.de website provides an overview of this dialect.

  An wos me an Sumbarche dekennt
A dialect poem by Ulla Steiner on how you would recognise that someone comes from Sonneberg.

  Sumbarger Mundartdichtung
Dialect writing from Sonneberg in Thuringia.

  Sumbarcher.de - Unne Schprouch
This online forum is devoted to the dialect spoken in Sonnenberg and also conducted in this language.

  Unterfränkisches Dialektinstitut - UDI
The homepage of Unterfränkisches Dialektinstitut in Würzburg, which amongst other activities produces the Sprachatlas von Unterfranken.

  Unterfränkisch - Wikipedia
An introduction to the Unterfränkisch dialect from the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia.

  Wo die Hose ein Luuch hat - Unterfranken  Includes sound files!
As part of their series on the dialects spoken in Bavaria, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports on the East Franconian dialects spoken in Unterfranken. Their report contains audio files of the local dialects.

Literatur und Kultur
(Literature and Culture)

  Fränkische Dialektpoesie
The internet magazine Historisches Franken has collated a number of poems by such East Franconian dialect writers as Engelbert Bach and Reinhold Hartmann.

  Helmut Haberkamm  Includes sound files!
The homepage of the dialect poet Helmut Haberkamm, who was born in Dachsbach in 1961, contains a number of audio files of the writer reading selections of his works.

  Hermann Hehn
The homepage of the Franconian dialect poet Hermann Hehn contains information about his publications and current activities.

  Gerhard C. Krischker
The dialect poet Gerhard C. Krischker was awarded the prestigious E.T.A.Hoffmann prize in December 2004.

  Fitzgerald Kusz  Includes sound files!
Born in Nuremberg in 1944, the dialect writer Fitzgerald Kusz is famous both for his poetry and plays such as Schweig, Bub!. His websites contains samples of the author reading from his own works.

  Theater Kuckucksheim
Founded by Stefan Kügel in 1990, the Theater Kuckucksheim in Heppstädt bei Erlangen has staged a number of Franconian dialect works.

  Wilhelm Wolpert
Based in Haßfurt, Wilhelm Wolpert is a prolific writer of short stories and Franconian dialect plays.

  Ostfränkisch - Uni Marburg
A collection of Ostfränkisch texts collated by W. Näser of Marburg University.

Musik (Music)

  Wolfgang Buck
The Fürth musician Wolfgang Buck has been writing Franconian songs since 1983 and has now given over a thousand concerts.

  Johann Müller  Includes sound files!
The homepage of the Franconian songwriter Johann Müller contains audio samples of many of his songs.

  Pigor - Der Beck
The text of a Franconian rap song written about a game of cards.

  Waldschrat  Includes sound files!
Fränkisch dialect music from the dialect group Waldschrat, including their album Free Fränkisch Mundart. Their website ontains sounds files.


Weiter!See also: Rhöner Platt


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