Quick guide: the where, when and with whom of Swiss German: have you ever wondered why Swiss television programmes seem to jump between High and Swiss German, or when one should be used instead of another? Julia Hancock did a little investigating. Here's what she found out.

Swiss News › Nbr. 2009, January 2009

Author: Hancock, Julia

Position:: CULTURE SHOCK

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Quick guide: the where, when and with whom of Swiss German: have you ever wondered why Swiss television programmes seem to jump between High and Swiss German, or when one should be used instead of another? Julia Hancock did a little investigating. Here's what she found out.

Switzerland is not the first non-English-speaking country I have lived in. And this is not the first time in my life that I have lived in Switzerland. It is, however, the first time I have lived in the Germa...

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