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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Thalmann, Dan |
| Title, Analytic | 'Min leiwe aolle Modersprak' (My Dear Old Mother Tongue) |
| Journal Title | Der Blumenbaum |
| Date of Publication | Jul./Aug./Sept. 2005 |
| Volume ID | 23 |
| Issue ID | 1 |
| Location in Work | 26-27 |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| ISSN | 1063-8849 |
| Abstract | Reports on efforts by Scott Seeger, a doctoral student from the University of Kansas, to document Low German speakers in Kansas. "Seeger said the majority of settlers in the Horseshoe Creek area came from the area of Germany around the towns of Hannover, Bremen, and Oldenburg."Another group in the Lanham area speak an East Frisian dialect. Seeger cites three main factors in the decline of German language usage: urbanization of rural communities, the desire to fit into the larger American society, and a decrease in German-speaking immigrants moving to the area. Anti-German sentiment during the World Wars also played a role, but it should be examined in conjunction with the factors mentioned above. |
| Notes | Sacramento German Genealogy Society. Reprinted from the Washington County [Kansas] News, Nov. 25, 2004 |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Low German dialect/ Language, German (US) -- Dialects/ German Americans -- Kansas/ Linguistics/ Language loss/ Frisian language |