Wenker sentence

noun

Any of 40 sample sentences, written in Standard German, used to map spoken dialects of the German language.

Meanings

nounWenker sentence (plural Wenker sentences)

plural Wenker sentences

  1. human sciencesAny of 40 sample sentences, written in Standard German, used to map spoken dialects of the German language.

Origin

Developed by Georg Wenker.

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Translations

German Wenkersatz
  • Wenkersatzany of 40 sample sentences developed as an effort to map spoken dialects of the German language
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