Saturday, November 30, 2024

Swiss broadcaster Blue Sport and the varieties of German used in their broadcasts

The Swiss television channel Blue Sport broadcasts all the matches of the Swiss men's football league, the Super League. Until recently, their German-language broadcasts had one commentator, but now they have a second commentator, always a former Swiss player in the league (and often a former Swiss men's national team player). One feature of these broadcasts strikes me as unusual: The main commentator speaks Swiss High German, but the second commentator speaks his particular variety of Swiss German. This is so consistent it must be a conscious decision by the broadcaster. I've listened to sports broadcasts in many countries, but I've never before heard one where two commentators speak different languages. (Andrew Shields, #111Words, 30 November 2024) 

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