Communication was a part of human existence since the very beginning. Language is a communication system characteristic to human beings and as such it is a crucial part of progress in all parts of everyday life. The German language belongs to the germanic language group and it is one of the biggest languages in the world. German is the mother tongue of around 95 million people and another 10 to 15 million speak it as a foreign language. It is the official language in six european countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Belgium. In all of the mentioned countries a vast variety of dialects are spoken since the language always adapts accordingly when it comes to a number of political, historical or cultural changes. Dialects are local speeches, unique to a particular geographical region. A part from the lingustic value, dialects are important as they hold a cultural value and are part of the identity of the people who speak it. Since more and more languages are dying out it is important to preserve languages as well as dialects and the knowledge we have.