Le Schwyzertutsch 5e langue nationale? (Is Swiss German a Fifth National Language?)

These papers on the subject of the Swiss German language examine the status and attitudes of the Swiss German speaker, the reaction of other linguistic communities to Swiss German, and the necessity and/or possibility of learning Swiss German. The following articles are included: (1) "Le 'Schwyzertutsch': ecran ou lien? (Is Swiss German a Screen or a Link?)," by G. Bauer; (2) "Entre dialecte et langue (Between a Dialect and a Language)," by W. Haas; (3) "Die Regelung der Beziehungen zwischen den schweizerischen Sprachgemeinschaften (The Regulation of Relationships among the Swiss Linguistic Communities)," by R. Viletta; (4) "Pour une integration des dialectes alemaniques dans l'enseignement de l'allemand en Suisse romande (Toward the Integration of Germanic Dialects into the Teaching of German in French-Speaking Switzerland)," by G. Merkt; (5) "Le Schwyzertutsch: l'opinion tessinoise (Swiss German: A Tessinois Opinion)," by D. Robbiani; (6) "Mundart und Hochdeutsch au bernischen Primarschulen (Dialect and Standard German in Berne Primary Schools)," by H.-R. Egli; (7) "Die Einstellung der Ratoromanen zum Schwyzertutsch (The Attitude of the Romanche-Speaking People toward Swiss German)," by B. Cathomas; and (8) a concluding summary by M. Schwander. (AMH)