Re: Questions about German Dialects

* Christian Thalmann said on 2004-09-26 23:54:20 +0200
> --- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Carsten Becker <naranoieati@B...> wrote:
>
> > Thuringian is *that* southern influenced?! Usually, the -le
> > diminutive is characteristic for Schwäbisch, Allemannisch and
> > Schwiitzerdüütsch (however they're called in English).
>
> The -le of Schwäbisch clearly demonstrates how it is essentially Swiss
> German ashamed of itself.  =P
Might have been that the people I spoke to were originally from further
south.

> > > t., who thinks spätsle is a really great form of pasta, and
> > > schorle an excellent idea on hot summer days.
> >
> > Spätzle is indeed a diminutive of "Spatz" (sparrow). I'm not so sure
> > about and rather doubt "Schorle", which is wine or fruit juice
> > (usually apple juice) with much mineral water, is the diminutive of
> > "Schor". I don't know "Schor" -- J. Wust? Christian Thalmann?
>
> I doubt Schorle is a diminutive form, since it's feminine rather than
> neutral.  Schor certainly doesn't ring a bell for me.  It's a very
> good drink, though, especially made with red grape juice.
Pssh, a sweet Riesling any day :) Apfelwein-Schorle a la Sachsenhausen
(Frankfurt am Main) is wunderbar too :) Drank tons of the stuff while
there.

> Hmmm, I do that much too rarely.
It's hard to find the right kind of mineral water though, Pellegrino for
instance is much too salty, while Perrier is quite good... but hard to
find up here.


t.