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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Van Ness, Silke |
| Title, Analytic | Review Article: The Current Status of Research on German Dialects in North America |
| Journal Title | American Speech |
| Date of Publication | Winter 1995 |
| Volume ID | 70 |
| Issue ID | 4 |
| Location in Work | 401-414 |
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| Contents | Reviewed Work(s): The German Language in America, 1683-1991 by Joseph C. Salmons -- Kolonie-Deutsch: Life and Language in Amana by Philip E. Webber -- Vom (Nieder-) Deutschen zum Englischen: Untersuchungen zur sprachlichen Assimilation einer ländlichen Gemeinde im mittleren Westen Amerikas [From (Low-) German to English: Studies of Linguistic Assimilation in a Rural Community in the American Midwest] by Birgit Mertens -- Stability and Change in the Pennsylvania German Dialect of an Old Order Amish Community in Lancaster County by Barbara Meister Ferré. |
| Abstract | The books under review represent a cross section of the variables affecting shift and maintenance encountered in today's research on German dialects in North America. They reflect the breadth of current research on German dialects, while also pointing the way to what still can or should be done. |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Call Number | Digital file (PDF) |
| MKI Terms | Linguistics/ German language (US) -- Dialects/ Research |