Frequently Asked Linguistic Questions

This page is a collection of answers to a couple of questions that are frequently asked by non-linguists. Please note that the answers are only available in German.

Is Chinese really a language without a grammar?

What are dead languages?

Does the way we write in SMS and in the internet influence the way we write in school?

Do teenagers speak worse German?

Is Swiss German a separate language?

How many dialects of Swiss German are there?

Why is French so hard?