Thread: Would you like to have Swiss German as an official language in place of High German?
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Old 23.03.2007, 10:01
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Re: Would you like to have Swiss German as an official language in place of High Germ
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As Psyk worth, there are very good reasons why Swiss German is not an official language. With no standardised spellings or even vocabulary it would be impossible to use Sviitzerdüütsch as an administrative language.

Additionally, if the level of Hoch Deutsch knowledge declined then it would have a negative effect on the Swiss economy.

Well, the first problem that you have mentioned could be solved by choosing just one type of Swiss German (maybe the one from Zurich) and impose it as a standard Swiss German. I think they have done the same with Rhaetoromanic, whose language there are different varieties spoken in the different areas, but only one used in official documents.
I completely agree with the second problem that you have pointed out.
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