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| Format | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Creator | Bonebrake, Veronica |
| Title | A Sociolinguistic and Phonological Survey of Low German Spoken in Kansas |
| Dissertation Note (type -- academic institution) | M.A. Thesis -- University of Texas at Austin |
| Date | 1969 |
| Extent of Work | 62 pp. |
| Abstract | From the introduction: The Low-German settlement of northern Washington and Marshall Counties in the state of Kansas is a source which provides information concerning the introduction of English as a trade language and the subsequent less frequency with which the immigrant German language was used. The transition to English usage is determined historically and socially. . . . The actual stage in the transistion to English reached in various communities was determined by compiling and correlating information elicited by means of a sociolgical questionnaire. . . . In addition to the primary purpose of describing the factors and stages of this process as exemplified in these communities, a description of the phonology of their Low-German dialect is presented. |
| Notes | Thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts |
| Donated by | Mark Louden, 2005 |
| Call Number | MKI dissertations |
| MKI Terms | Language, English/ Language influence / Language, German/ Dialectology/ United States/ Dialects/ Kansas/ German Americans -- Kansas/ Language, German (US) -- Foreign elements/ Linguistics/ Sociolinguistics/ Low German dialect/ Language loss |