Il tedesco austriaco tra percezione e uso nel contesto scritto standard. Analisi di uno studio pilota condotto su studenti madrelingua

This study describes a linguistic experiment focused on Austrian German and conducted among Austrian university students in Innsbruck. The goal of the experiment is to understand Austrian German native speakers’ perception of their language variety and their use of typically Austrian structures in standard written language. The paper first outlines the scientific-methodological approach and linguistic status, including the identification of Austrian written standard and its grammar peculiarities. Then data collected from the participants’ are discussed using a sociolinguistic approach. Their perception of Austrian language structures is then investigated, and their use of these structures in standard written context is eventually examined. Results and possible further research are then discussed to conclude the work.