Ruhrdeutsch

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Area where Ruhr German is spoken in Germany.

Ruhrdeutsch (Ruhr German; also: Ruhrgebietsdeutsch, Ruhrpottdeutsch, Ruhrpottisch, Ruhrpöttisch) is a regiolect of German spoken in the Ruhr area.[1] Through immigration, its vocabulary has been influenced by Low Franconian, Westphalian and Ripuarian dialects as well as from Eastern German dialects, Polish, Yiddish, and various sociolects ("slang").[2]

  1. ^ Khler, Angela (2013). Was ist eigentlich Ruhrdeutsch? (in German). GRIN Verlag. ISBN 978-3656529149.
  2. ^ Henrich, Karl-Heinz (2017). Ruhrdeutsch, die Sprache des Reviers (in German). Reise-Know-How-Verlag Rump. ISBN 9783894165550.