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| Format | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Creator | Donnelly, Dale J. |
| Title | The Low German Dialect of Sauk County, Wisconsin: Phonology and Morphology. Dissertation |
| Dissertation Note (type -- academic institution) | Univ. of Wisconsin |
| Date | 1969 |
| Extent of Work | 158 pp. |
| Abstract | Sauk County, Wisconsin was primarily settled by Germans, Americans, English and Irish in the middle of the 19th century. The settlers in the southern townships of the county mostly spoke High German dialects, while the central and northcentral areas were Low German speakers. Both dialect groups were bound together by a common church, the Roman Catholic in the case of the High German speakers, and the Evangelical Lutheran for the Low German speakers. The Low German speakers refer to their language as "Hannoveranisch," as their parents or grandparents were born in the German province of Hannover. This study examines the phonology and morphology of this Sauk County Low German, including analysis of the vowels, diphthongs and consonants in the phonological study and the nouns, adjectives, articles, pronouns, numerals, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and verbs in the morphological study. |
| Notes | DA 31: 754-A. Book, in MadCat. |
| Call Number | MKI dissertations / MEM AWB D6852 D139 |
| MKI Terms | Language, German (US) -- Dialects/ Dialects/ Low German dialect/ German Americans -- Wisconsin |