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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticKnopp, Kenn
Title, AnalyticUniquely Friedrichsburgerisch! Part 2: Germlish: Fritztown Talk, Heritage German, as Spoken in the Fredericksburg Area
Journal TitleThe Journal (German-Texan Heritage Society)
Date of PublicationSummer 2005
Volume ID27
Issue ID1
Location in Work181-187
Language or Document TypeEnglish
ISSN0730-3106
AbstractExamines the Texas-German dialect known as Friedrichsburger Deutsch, also called "Stadkrick Geschwetz" or town creek German ("from the local expression of being baptized in the bad creekwater, that is, picking up bad German"). Provides a collection of German expressions, many of which incorporate English words or grammar.
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsGerman Americans -- Texas/ Linguistics/ Texas/ Language, German (US)/ Dialects/ Language, German (US) -- Dialects