Editing Standard German (section)

==Dictionaries==
[[File:Duden 25Auflage.JPG|upright|thumb|Volume 1 "German Orthography" of the 25th edition of the ''[[Duden]]'' dictionary]]
The [[Duden]] is the ''de facto'' official [[dictionary]] of the Standard High German language, first published by [[Konrad Duden]] in 1880. The Duden is updated regularly, with new editions appearing every four or five years. {{As of|August 2017}}, it was in its 27th edition and in 12 volumes, each covering different aspects such as [[loanword]]s, [[etymology]], [[pronunciation]], [[synonyms]], and so forth.<br />The first of these volumes, {{lang|de|Die deutsche Rechtschreibung}} (German Orthography), has long been the [[Usage dictionary|prescriptive]] source for the spelling of Standard High German. The ''Duden'' had become the bible of the Standard High German language, being the definitive set of rules regarding grammar, spelling, and usage of Standard High German.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Gerhard Weiss |title = Up-to-Date and with a Past: The "Duden" and Its History |date=1995 |journal = Die Unterrichtspraxis / Teaching German |volume=6 |issue= 1: The Publisher as Teacher |doi=10.2307/3531328 |jstor=3531328 |pages=7–21 }}</ref>

[[File:OeWB 42Aufl.jpg|left|thumb|42nd edition of the {{lang|de|[[Österreichisches Wörterbuch]]}} ("Austrian Dictionary")]]
The {{lang|de|[[Österreichisches Wörterbuch]]}} ("Austrian Dictionary"), abbreviated {{lang|de|[[ÖWB]]}}, is the official [[dictionary]] of the Standard High German language in the [[Republic of Austria]]. It is edited by a group of linguists under the authority of the Austrian [[Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture]] ({{langx|de|Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur|links=no}}). It is the Austrian counterpart to the German ''[[Duden]]'' and contains a number of terms unique to [[Austrian German]] or more frequently used or differently pronounced there.<ref>{{lang|de|Zur Definition und sprachwissenschaftlichen Abgrenzung insbesondere}}: Rudolf Muhr, Richard Schrodt, Peter Wiesinger (Hrsg.): [http://www-oedt.kfunigraz.ac.at/OEDTBIB/120-1995-OEDTSBd2.pdf ''Österreichisches Deutsch – Linguistische, sozialpsychologische und sprachpolitische Aspekte einer nationalen Variante des Deutschen'' (PDF, 407 Seiten; 1,3{{nbsp}}MB)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514090855/http://www-oedt.kfunigraz.ac.at/OEDTBIB/120-1995-OEDTSBd2.pdf |date=14 May 2014 }}, Verlag Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, Wien 1995. Anm.: {{lang|de|Diese Publikation entstand aus den Beiträgen der Tagung ''"Österreichisches Deutsch"'', die mit internationalen Sprachwissenschaftlern an der [[Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz]] vom 22. bis 24. Mai 1995 stattfand|italic=unset}}</ref> A considerable amount of this "Austrian" vocabulary is also common in [[Southern Germany]], especially [[Bavaria]], and some of it is used in [[Switzerland]] as well. Since the 39th edition in 2001 the orthography of the {{lang|de|ÖWB}} has been adjusted to the [[German spelling reform of 1996]]. The dictionary is also officially used in the Italian province of [[South Tyrol]]. It is currently available in 44th edition, from 2022, and includes an online version with limited access.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ÖBV Online Catalogue |url=https://www.oebv.at/unsere-reihen/oesterreichisches-woerterbuch |access-date=2023-11-30}}</ref>