German language, alphabets and pronunciation - Omniglot
WEBWritten German script styles. Sütterlin was created by the Berlin graphic artist L. Sütterlin (1865-1917), who modelled it on the style of handwriting used in the old German Chancery. It was taught in German schools from 1915 to 1941 and is still used by the older generation. Sample text in Sütterlin. Download a font for Sütterlin (TrueType, 56K)
The German Alphabet (das deutsche Alphabet)
WEBThe German alphabet is very similar to that of English but it has four letters that English does not have: ä, ö, ü and ß. In English, to make the pronunciation and spelling of a word clear, we say "B as in burger" but in German they …
Fraktur Alphabet - Omniglot
WEBIt is so called because its ornamental twiddly bits (curlicues) break the continuous line of a word. In German it is called deutsche Schrift (German script). Fraktur was widely used in the German-speaking world, and also in Scandinavia, the Baltic countries and Central Europe to write such languages as Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Czech.
Sütterlin - Wikipedia
WEBSütterlinschrift (German pronunciation: [ˈzʏtɐliːnˌʃʁɪft], "Sütterlin script") is the last widely used form of Kurrent, the historical form of German handwriting that evolved alongside German blackletter (most notably Fraktur) typefaces.
Kurrent - Wikipedia
WEBKurrent ( German: [kʊˈʁɛnt]) is an old form of German-language handwriting based on late medieval cursive writing, also known as Kurrentschrift ("cursive script"), deutsche Schrift ("German script"), and German cursive. Over the history of its use into the first part of the 20th century, many individual letters acquired variant forms.
Fraktur - Wikipedia
WEBFraktur is still used among traditional Anabaptists to print German texts, while Kurrent is used as hand writing for German texts. Groups that use both forms of traditional German script are the Amish, Old Order Mennonites, Hutterites, and traditional Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonites who live mostly in Latin America today. [citation needed]
German: Introduction to German Script Tutorial
WEBJean Le Tavernier, 15th century. The term Old German Script, as used throughout this tutorial, refers to the typefaces and handwriting styles of German-speaking countries during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries. Although these scripts are based on the Latin alphabet, many of the individual letters may appear to the ...
The German Alphabet - a Complete Guide - Fluent in 3 Months
WEBJun 18, 2021 · Benny Lewis. Language: German. Reading time: 17 minutes. Published: Jun 18, 2021. Updated: Aug 31, 2022. The German Alphabet – a Complete Guide. The German alphabet uses the same 26 letters as English, plus the extra character “ß”, and three vowels with umlauts, “ä”, “ü”, and “ö”.
Kurrent & Fraktur: An Introduction to German Paleography
WEBApr 5, 2023 · An Overview of the Kurrent Script. Although daunting at first, a little bit of study and regular practice for a couple of weeks will get you just about fluent in Kurrent. So first, the study! As you can see in the above example, Kurrent is much more angular than what we consider cursive.
The Association for German Script and Language - Bund für …
WEBThe Association for the German Script and Language (BfdS) was originally founded in 1918 under the name „Bund für deutsche Schrift” (Association for German Script) and was forced to dissolve in 1941. Since its reconstitution …
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