One of the most distintive accents of Vienna is associated with the district of Meidling. In standard German, the lateral is alveolar and is not velarized. The Meidling L, however, is apicodental and velarized. It is pronounced with the tongue tip rather than the tongue blade. The velarization of the lateral occurs in languages such as Russian, English and Dutch.
The German words elf (eleven), Kleid (dress) Leben (life) schnell (fast) and Stahl (steel) are pronounced with an alveolar lateral in Standard German. However, in the Meidling accent, they are pronounced with a velarized apicodental lateral. The lateral velar occurs in both the syllable onset and coda. It is not considered standard pronunciation.
The accent of Vienna is distinct from that of Standard German. However, the accent of Meidling is also a distinct accent of Viennese German. The lateral associated with Meidling forms part of the basilect of Viennese German.
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