Editing Graz (section)

=== Dialect ===
Referred to as ''Steirisch'' by locals, Graz belongs to the [[Austro-Bavarian]] region of dialects, more specifically a mix of [[Central Bavarian]] in the western part of [[Styria]] and [[Southern Bavarian]] in the eastern part.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steirische Sprache |url=https://www.steiermark.com/de/urlaub/kultur-in-stadt-und-land/volkskultur-brauchtum/steirische-sprache |website=Steiermark: Das offizielle Tourismusportal der Steiermark |publisher=Medieninhaber und Herausgeber sowie Dienstanbieter Steirische Tourismus GmbH |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> The Grazer [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]], the Graz subsidiary of Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, launched an initiative in 2008 called ''Scho wieda Steirisch g'redt'' to highlight the numerous dialects of Graz and Styria in general and to cultivate the pride many Styrians hold for their local culture. Two reasons for a melding of these dialects with [[Standard German]]: the influence of television and radio bringing Standard German into the home and the industrialization causing the disappearance of the single farmer since the farming communities are seen as the true keepers of dialect speaking.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jontes |first1=Günther |title=Scho wieda Steirisch g'redt |url=http://static2.orf.at/vietnam2/files/stmkmagazin/200831/scho_wieda_steirisch_gredt_16997.pdf |website=ORF St Radio Steiermark |publisher=ORF Steiermark |access-date=8 July 2020 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818103713/http://static2.orf.at/vietnam2/files/stmkmagazin/200831/scho_wieda_steirisch_gredt_16997.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>