Category : Types of Austrian German

One great article about bureaucratic language in Austria can be found here, with a few examples on the third page of the PDF: https://www.dioe.at/fileadmin/user_upload/presse/_Die_Republik_04_2021_Beamtensprache_final.pdf Language in use: one of these examples is Ruhegenuss, meaning pension, and you can see this in use in the title on this page: https://www.bvaeb.at/cdscontent/?contentid=10007.839434&portal=bvaebbportal&portalTargetGroup=esv_content_sibling_a And there’s a great presentation about ..

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Readers who are fluent in German can take a look at this article about Austrian legal language, available at: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiD56nYidGDAxUdYEEAHfQYATEQFnoECBkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Frebus.us.edu.pl%2Fbitstream%2F20.500.12128%2F12611%2F1%2FPaluszek_Die_Besonderheiten_der_Osterreichischen.pdf&usg=AOvVaw011xBY2_OH7G-eGhI5qSE2&opi=89978449 One example is that Konsument is used in Austria where Verbraucher is ofen used in standa..

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When Austria joined the EU, 23 food-related words were defined in the accession agreement. I’ve adapted this table slightly from Wikipedia: Austrian Standard German Standard German English Erdäpfel Kartoffel Potato Eierspeise Rühreier Scrambled eggs Schlagobers Schlagsahne Whipped cream Faschiertes Hackfleisch Mince Fisolen Gartenbohnenor Grüne Bohnen Green beans Karfiol Blumenkohl Cauliflower Kohlsprossen Rosenkohl Brussels sprouts Marille ..

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