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Allocution
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The Austrian Model
The Austro-Hungarian Empire utilized the term for addresses delivered by the Emperor to delegations representing the individual Crown Lands (e.g., the Hungarian Diet or the Bohemian Assembly). These addresses were notable for their extreme conciseness, often running less than 500 words, and were frequently couched in highly specific regional dialects of High German, indicating respect for local autonomy while subtly reaffirming I… -
Germanic Consonant Shifts
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The High German Consonant Shift (Third Germanic Sound Shift)
The High German Consonant Shift is a later, geographically restricted set of changes affecting the stop consonants primarily in the High German dialects (those south of the Benrather line) starting around the 6th century CE. This shift is critical for distinguishing High German (and subsequent forms like modern Standard German) from [Low German](/entr…