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  LuxembourgeoisLanguage

Sigma KEE - LuxembourgeoisLanguage
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LuxembourgeoisLanguage
The LuxembourgeoisLanguage is a MoselleFranconianMiddleGermanLanguage of Luxembourg. SIL code: LUX. ISO 639-1: lb. ISO 639-2: ltz. Population: 250,000 first language speakers in Luxembourg, perhaps 50,000 as second language (1998). Population total all countries: 300,000. Region: Also spoken in Belgium, France, Germany, USA. Alternate names: LUXEMBURGISH, LUXEMBURGIAN, LUXEMBOURGISH, LETZBURGISCH, LETZEBUERGESCH, MOSELLE FRANCONIAN, FRANKISH. Comments: As distinct from Standard German as is Dutch (Stephens 1976), and not inherently intelligible with it. A Moselle variety of Frankish-German origin, related to varieties of Mitteldeutsch of Belgium. Bilingual level estimates for French are 0 0%, 1 10%, 2 25%, 3 40%, 4 15%, 5 10%. Speakers learn French and German mainly in school. Younger well-educated people speak English. Most written statements are in French (official) or German (less official, TV, newspaper). French used in high school, for speaking to foreigners at work. German used in school for technical terms, speaking to tourists, commuters from Germany. Everyday life, home, school for explanations, court, parliament. All ages. Vigorous use. The mother tongue of most of the population. Taught in school. For most people it is the language of creativity. Literature flourishes at a modest level. Pride in ethnic identity and language. West and Central varieties considered to be more sophisticated, North considered more rural, peasant-like. The variety used by older Belgian-border inhabitants is considered old-fashioned and riddled with French words, but perfectly intelligible. German is considered to be a foreign language, not to be used with others who speak Luxembourgeois. National language. Dictionary. Grammar. SVO, prepositions, genitives, articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives before noun heads, question word initial, 3 prefixes, 2 suffixes on a word, rigid word order, passives, nontonal. Literacy rate in second language: 99% German, French. Written Luxembourgeois not taught in school, so use depends on individual. Letters often written in it. Newspapers, radio programs, TV. Christian. Also spoken in: Belgium. (Language name: LUXEMBOURGEOIS.) Population: 30,000 in Belgium (1998). Alternate names: LETZBURGISCH. Also spoken in: France. (Language name: LUXEMBOURGEOIS.) Alternate names: FRANKISH, PLATT. Comments: As distinct from Standard German as is Dutch (Stephens 1976), and not inherently intelligible with it. The common language of French and German coal miners. Also spoken in: Germany. (Language name: LUXEMBOURGEOIS.) Population: A few. Alternate names: LUXEMBURGIAN, LETZBURGISCH, LETZEBUERGESCH, MOSELLE FRANCONIAN.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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InstancesContentBearingPhysicalコンテンツを表現する任意の Object または Process 。 これは、本のように、Proposition を含む Object をカバーする。 同様に、 ManualSignLanguage も Proposition を含む。
 エンティティー個々の普遍集合。 これがオントロジーのノードのルートで ある。
 GermanGroupLanguage
 GermanicLanguageA GermanicLanguage is any of 58 closely related IndoEuropeanLanguages spoken in the UnitedKingdom and northern and central Europe.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 人間の言語LanguagesubclassHumans が 使用する。
 IndoEuropeanLanguageThere are 433 languages categorized as an IndoEuropeanLanguage, forming a major family of the world's languages and including many of the most familiar languages of Europe and South Asia.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 言語思考を表現するサインのシステム。 システムは自然的か、 人工的かのいずれかです。例:文化的アーチファクトとして徐々現れるものか、または人やグループによって 意図的に作成されたもの。
 LanguageFamilyA LanguageFamily is group of SpokenHumanLanguages related through descent from a common ancestral language. (reference from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_family)
 言語表現これはの ContentBearingPhysical の サブクラスで、言語関連である。 注:このClass は、LanguageLanguages の要素の両方を含 む。 例:Words。
 MiddleGermanLanguageOf the 17 GermanGroupLanguages, eight are classified as a MiddleGermanLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 MoselleFranconianMiddleGermanLanguage
 自然言語HumanLanguagesubclass は、 設計されてはいないが、世代から世代へと進化している。この Class にはすべての各国語が含まれる。 例:英語スペイン語、日本語など。 注:このクラスには自然な方言が含まれる。
 物理時空に位置するエンティティ。 注:場所はそれ自体時空にあると理解する。
 WestGermanicLanguage
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