German Language Linguistic Analysis

Part 1: The German language bears many similarities to other Germanic languages, such as Dutch and Afrikaans. Standard German is spoken with a uvular R, although the alveolar pronunciation is used in many of the standard German varieties in Southern Germany ("Guttural R"). In both varieties of "R," the "R is often vocalized at the ends of syllables ("Guttural R"). In Dutch and the Low German dialects, use a uvular R, but the High Germanic languages use an alveolar trill in the Upper dialects and a uvular R in the Middle dialects ("Guttural R"). The Afrikaans language uses an alveolar trill R in most regions except for the rural regions around Cape Town, where a uvular R is used ("Guttural R").

German consonants can be either voiced or voiceless. German often uses the voiceless glottal stop, especially in front of words or parts of words that begin with a vowel: (club / organization) (changed), <[�]eine> <[�]alte> <[�]Eiche> (an old oak tree) ("German Phonetics for Speakers of American English," 6). Stops also called "plosives" i

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