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vr.tr.german · thing-q188
Let an agent handle German by varieties, standards, identifiers, learning and translation, respecting national standard varieties and dialects.
Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Varieties Regional forms.
Variety
Which variety.
Variety
National variety.
- Which national or regional variety is meant or appropriate? boundary
- How does vocabulary differ, for example in Austria or Switzerland? definition
Dialect
Dialects.
Dialect
Dialects.
- Which dialect is spoken here? provenance
- Is it mutually intelligible with Standard German? boundary
Norms Standards.
Spelling
Orthography.
Spelling
Spelling.
- What does current official spelling say about this word? provenance
- Is eszett used in Switzerland? provenance
Address
Du and Sie.
Address
Forms of address.
- Should formal Sie or informal du be used in this context? boundary
- How are gender-inclusive forms handled, according to style guides? provenance
Learning Studying German.
Resources
Courses.
Resources
Learning resources.
- Which resources suit this learner level? action
- How are cases best practised? action
Exams
Certificates.
Exams
Exams.
- Which certificates, such as Goethe-Zertifikat or TestDaF, fit this goal? provenance
- Where can they be taken? provenance
Use Translation and data.
Translation
Localisation.
Translation
Translation.
- Should the translation target Germany, Austria or Switzerland? boundary
- Which terms differ? definition
Speakers
Statistics.
Speakers
Speaker numbers.
- How many speakers are there, according to recent sources? provenance
- Native or total? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- German language in the United States, German language in Australia, German language in Cameroon, German language in Togo, German language in Namibia, German language in Switzerland, German language in Germany, German language in the Netherlands, German language in Brazil, German language in Denmark, German language in Chile, German language in Austria
What it is Filled
A West Germanic language spoken natively by roughly 95-100 million people, official in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Belgium, with Standard German varieties and many regional dialects; its speakers call it Deutsch.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle German by varieties, standards, identifiers, learning and translation, respecting national standard varieties and dialects.
Distinguishing features Filled
- West Germanic language
- Pluricentric standards
- Grammatical cases and genders
- Wide dialect variation
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Treat German Standard German as the only correct norm.
- Mix formal and informal address in one text addressed to a person.
- Present machine translations of legal or medical texts as certified.
- Use outdated spelling rules without saying so.
Only with a human decision
- Certified or official translation into or out of German.
May
- Translate, teach and analyze German, stating the variety and the spelling rules used.
- Use formal or informal address as the context requires.
Moral aspects Filled
- German varieties carry regional and national identities that deserve respect.
- Language access affects people's rights in courts, hospitals and schools.
Who is affected
- Speakers and learners of German
- Readers of translations
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; it belongs to its speakers, with official spelling councils advising on usage.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q106937689 - registry parent class
- Q26721 - registry parent class
- Q52040 - registry parent class
related
- West Germanic language - category
- Council for German Orthography - body
- Dutch - related language
- Latin script - script
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.german
- Wikidata: Q188 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188)
- ISO 639-1: de language code
- ISO 639-3: deu language code
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Umlauts and eszett
- Capitalised nouns
- Dutch and Yiddish are related separate languages
- Latin script with umlauts and the letter eszett, and capitalised nouns.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify national and regional varieties
- check spelling rules and dictionaries
- find learning resources and exams
- translate with regional sensitivity
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Treating German Standard German as the only norm
- Mixing formal and informal address
- Outdated spelling rules
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Council for German Orthography rules
- Goethe-Institut and TestDaF exams
- National language provisions
Context of use required Filled
- Communication, culture, science, education and business.
- German Standard German
- Austrian Standard German
- Swiss Standard German
- Low German and other regional varieties
- German in diaspora communities
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q188: German - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: German language - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should varieties be separate entries?
- How should speaker statistics be sourced?
- How should German in specific countries be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q188/spec.json