Hypothetical question, not a serious political proposal: Imagine Switzerland decided to replace Standard German with Swiss German for official written communication, schools, administration, laws, and literature. That would probably require choosing or creating a standardized written form. Which dialect would realistically become the basis for it? Bernese German (already many songs are in this dialect, might have the strongest Swiss identity) or Zurich German? A compromise dialect, like for example the one from Zug? I guess then all the other dialects would suddenly be considered “wrong” and for example in school one would need to follow the rules of standard dialect? Again: not advocating for this. Please don’t start an initiative. submitted by /u/Budget_Outcome5785
Originally posted by u/Budget_Outcome5785 on r/Switzerland