New book about Luxembourgish: discovering the language, culture and traditions

New book about Luxembourgish: discovering the language, culture and traditions

The book “Lëtzebuergesch – Vom Schnëssen und Schneeken” has been newly published by the Berlin-based Dudenverlag. The authors Nathalie Entringer and Sam Mersch, linguists from Luxembourg, offer an entertaining language and culture guide that sheds light on the Luxembourgish language, culture, traditions and history. saarbruecker-zeitung.de reports that the book was published in the Duden dialect series, which also includes other dialects such as Berlinerisch and Low German be treated.

The work covers regional characteristics and different dialects of Luxembourgish, including different names for everyday things like the onion. It treats Luxembourgish not just as a dialect, but as an independent language and also addresses the multilingualism of the small country. In Luxembourg, a total of 52 languages ​​are spoken by at least 100 people, which underlines the linguistic diversity.

Culture and multilingualism in focus

The target group of the book are Luxembourgish speakers, cross-border commuters as well as those new to Luxembourgish and language lovers in German-speaking countries. Luxembourgers who are interested in outdated words from their ancestors are also particularly targeted. The report highlights that English has become more important in Luxembourg and the media landscape has changed accordingly. In addition, Luxembourgish has been enshrined in the constitution as the country's language since 2023. However, a growing need for knowledge of French seems to mean that many Luxembourgers no longer speak this language very well.

However, the book is not intended to replace a textbook, but rather to arouse interest in the Luxembourgish language.

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These design examples show how diverse the possibilities are in app design and how they can improve the user experience. The topics of language and digital innovation in today's society therefore form an interesting connection.