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A heteronomous language variety is a nonstandard language variety whose speakers normally use another, autonomous language
Autonomous language

An autonomous language or variety is usually a standard language that has its own established norms, as opposed to a Heteronomous language variety....
 variety in writing (especially formal writing) and education. In such cases, the heteronomous variety is said to be oriented towards the autonomous one. For example, the various regional varieties (dialect
Dialect

A dialect is a variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class....
s) of German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
, such as Alemannic
Alemannic German

Alemannic German is a group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language. It is spoken by approximately ten million people in six countries, including southern Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Italy....
, Austro-Bavarian
Austro-Bavarian

Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian is a major group of Upper German variety . Like standard German, Austro-Bavarian is a High German languages, but they are not the same language....
, Central Hessian, East Hessian, Lower Hessian, Kölsch and Low German
Low German

Low German or Low Saxon is any of the regional language varieties of the West Germanic languages spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands....
, are heteronomous with respect to Standard German.






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A heteronomous language variety is a nonstandard language variety whose speakers normally use another, autonomous language
Autonomous language

An autonomous language or variety is usually a standard language that has its own established norms, as opposed to a Heteronomous language variety....
 variety in writing (especially formal writing) and education. In such cases, the heteronomous variety is said to be oriented towards the autonomous one. For example, the various regional varieties (dialect
Dialect

A dialect is a variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors, such as social class....
s) of German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
, such as Alemannic
Alemannic German

Alemannic German is a group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language. It is spoken by approximately ten million people in six countries, including southern Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Italy....
, Austro-Bavarian
Austro-Bavarian

Austro-Bavarian or Bavarian is a major group of Upper German variety . Like standard German, Austro-Bavarian is a High German languages, but they are not the same language....
, Central Hessian, East Hessian, Lower Hessian, Kölsch and Low German
Low German

Low German or Low Saxon is any of the regional language varieties of the West Germanic languages spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands....
, are heteronomous with respect to Standard German.