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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Keiser, Steven Hartman |
| Title, Monographic | Pennsylvania German in the American Midwest |
| Place of Publication | [Durham, N.C., and London |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Date of Publication | 2012] |
| Extent of Work | vi,197 |
| Series Title | Publication of the American Dialect Society |
| Series Vol. ID | 96 |
| Abstract | Provides empirical details on the distribution of key linguistic variants in several Pennsylvania German-speaking communities in the Midwest and explores the internal changes, patterns of migration, and language contact that have led to the advanced geographic and social distribution of these features. --- Contents: The history of Pennsylvania German: from Europe to the Midwest -- Variation in Pennsylvania German: previous dialectological studies -- Methods and community descriptions -- The Midwestern vowel: monophthongization of "a" -- Midwestern consonants: variation in the liquids "r" and "l" -- Midwestern words: lexical and morphological variation -- Regional identity, ethnoreligious ideology, and change. |
| Notes | Supplement to American Speech, vol. 86. --- Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-194) and index. |
| Call Number | MKI PF 5937 M53 |
| MKI Terms | Pennsylvania German dialect -- Middle West/ Pennsylvania German dialect -- Middle West -- Lexicology/ Pennsylvania German dialect -- Middle West -- Morphology/ German Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Language |