Austria takes steps to promote its version of German language

Austria is planning to ward off the invasion of German language in the country and preserve its Austrian form. Recently, government announced a step to conserve the Austrian version of German language in order to stop the encroachment of words and texts from the neighbouring country, Germany. Austria and Germany like Britain and US are known to share a common language. While Germans and Austrians understand each other, there are some words in Austrian German which are completely different when used in German language. 

In Austria, every media including online and offline is frequently dubbed or produced in German language due to which people are not able to grasp their own version of German language in Austria. As a result of this, the expressions and peculiarities of the Austrian German are slowly dying.

When Austria joined European Union in 1995, it insisted to give protected status to its version of language. 

In past it seems like Government has done enough to prevent words and expressions being transferred from border. According to some of the linguistic experts, the Austrian version of German is only a local dialect in the country without any individual identity.

However with the new initiatives, government is encouraging its natives to use this language more. In schools, children and teachers are being encouraged to use Austrian version of German language instead of German.

English to German language translation: Some tips

Do you get confused when translating English into German language? If yes, then after reading this blog, you won’t have to be. The reason is perhaps you are making some of the most common mistakes which German translators generally do.So, here are some tips which can help you to translate English into German language:

•Plan it right: German is one of the languages which have complexities related to word-order. In English it is generally from left to write but it does not necessarily work with German language. Hence if you approach English to German translations with a linear approach, you may end up in producing wrong translations.

•Look for verbs: In German translations, you must look for verbs. You must always keep in mind about who does the action described in verbs. In addition to this, you must also look for other parts of speech listed in the German text or document. 

•Learn nouns with genders: German unlike English is a language of gender. In German translations you should be knowledgeable about the nouns and their genders.For example, not knowing what is ‘der’, ‘die’, ‘das’ will show you as ignorant and illiterate in German language. Moreover, you need to learn the case endings used in German language.All this comes by proper learning. If you will not have the knowledge about gender of a noun, you cannot identify case. 

•Keep practicing: There is no shortcut to training and practice when it comes to learning any second language. When you practice you learn many small things peculiar to German language.So,with more practice you gain more command over this language.

In addition to the above tips, it is important to know that German has its own set of rules for grammar and pronunciation. In nutshell, the more you perform the more you gain.