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Dialect research in the Tuttlingen district: Preserve our heritage!
A new project to record dialects in the Tuttlingen district will be implemented in 2024 in order to preserve the language.
Dialect research in the Tuttlingen district: Preserve our heritage!
In a world in which language and dialects occupy a special place, the Tuttlingen district is a prime example of the diversity of expression. Franz Schilling, former mayor of Nendingen, is a convincing language enthusiast. With his dialect he can tell at first glance where someone is coming from. More and more people are reporting on the connection that their dialects create with their homeland. Rudolf Bühler, a research assistant at the University of Tübingen, has set himself the task of researching these linguistic differences in more detail.
Bühler is working on a comprehensive project on behalf of the district that will be published in a book and a podcast by 2024. In the summer he conducts interviews in 55 different places in the Tuttlingen district, including all 35 municipalities and incorporated municipalities. This project was launched by the district council two years ago to counteract the gradual extinction of the dialects. “All town halls have named people who speak the dialect as their native language,” says Bühler.
Dialects and their meaning
The heart of the survey is interviews, which are carried out using a special questionnaire. Relevant words and their sounds are queried. These recordings are made both in phonetic transcription and in digital recordings. The goal is to prepare the results in a publication that will contain historical and spatial classifications as well as language maps. Publication is planned for 2026 and despite the challenges this survey poses, a budget of 45,000 euros is targeted.
The example of words like “apple” or “apple” shows how diverse the dialects are in the region. Differences are also clear in terms such as “Woaze” for “wheat” or “Spoot” and “schpaut” for “late”. The term “Wochendippel” for mumps, which is used uniformly in the region, is also informative. It is also notable that dialect conversations are now increasingly reaching younger people who often use different terms. This shows a dynamic development in the linguistic culture of the Tuttlingen district.
The studies by Bühler and his colleague Hubert Klausmann also provide insight into the historical influences on the dialects. They look at how, for example, Napoleonic upheavals or technical innovations shaped the dialect. It also becomes clear that there are differences between the dialects in Tuttlingen and the surrounding places, such as the terms “Oa” for egg and “Oache” for oak.
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