What is Standard German?
{{Infobox language | name = Standard German, High German, Standard High German | nativename = ''Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch'' | region = [[German-speaking Europe]] | speakers = {{sigfig|69,800,000|2}} | date = 2012 | speakers2 = 8,000,000 L2 in Germany (2012)<ref name=e19/> | ref = e19 | familycolor = Indo-European | fam2 = [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] | fam3 = [[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]] | fam4 = [[High German languages|High German]] | script = [[Latin script|Latin]] ([[German alphabet]])<br>[[German Braille]] | sign = [[Signed German]], LBG<br>''(Lautsprachbegleitende/Lautbegleitende Gebärden)'' | nation = [[Austria]]<br>[[Belgium]]<br>[[Germany]]<br>[[South Tyrol]] <small>([[Italy]])</small><br>[[Liechtenstein]]<br>[[Luxembourg]]<br>[[Switzerland]] <br>[[List of territorial entities where German is an official language|Minority/Cultural/National language in various other countries/dependencies]] | agency = ''No official regulation'' <br /> (German orthography regulated by the [[Council for German Orthography]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rechtschreibrat.ids-mannheim.de/rat/ |title=Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung – Über den Rat |publisher=Rechtschreibrat.ids-mannheim.de |access-date=11 October 2010}}</ref>). | stand1 = [[German Standard German]] | stand2 = [[Austrian Standard German]] | stand3 = [[Swiss Standard German]] | iso1 = de | iso2b = ger | iso2t = deu | iso3 = deu | glotto = stan1295 | glottorefname = German }} '''Standard German''', '''High German''', or '''Standard High German''', ({{Lang-de|Standarddeutsch}}, {{Lang|de|Hochdeutsch}}, or in Swiss Standard German {{Lang|de|Schriftdeutsch}}), is the standardized variety of the [[German language]] used in formal occasions, and for communication between different dialect areas. It has three specific regional variants: German Standard German, Austrian Standard German, and Swiss Standard German. == Related pages == * [[History of the German language]] * [[Standard language]] == Notes == {{Reflist}} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} [[