The Muettersproch-Gsellschaft (short MSG, engl. society for the mother tongue) is a society established in 1967 whose goal it is to preserve and foster the Alemannic dialects. It currently has over 3,500 members from all Alemannic speaking areas, i.e. Elsass, Switzerland and Vorarlberg, but especially from South Baden. There are also members from all over Europe and the Americas. Most Alemannic authors, poets and singer-songwriters in South Baden are members of the society.
This linguistic society was founded in 1966 in Freiburg im Breisgau. It has 3,500 members speaking German as well as their native alemannic ("alemannisch") slang. They come mainly out of the German region of South Baden. They exchange their cultural heritage with the other alemannic speaking regions in Alsace, Switzerland and Vorarlberg. Some Alemannics ("Alemannen") dispersed by the time over Europe and Overseas are also members in the Muettersproch-Gsellschaft. Alemannic authors and songwriters complete the picture of ordinary members. The number of members developed steadily from 350 in 1975 to 1,000 in 1977 and so on.
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