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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Knopp, Kenn |
| Title, Analytic | Uniquely Friedrichsburgerisch! Part 2: Germlish: Fritztown Talk, Heritage German, as Spoken in the Fredericksburg Area |
| Journal Title | The Journal (German-Texan Heritage Society) |
| Date of Publication | Summer 2005 |
| Volume ID | 27 |
| Issue ID | 1 |
| Location in Work | 181-187 |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| ISSN | 0730-3106 |
| Abstract | Examines 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 Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Texas/ Linguistics/ Texas/ Language, German (US)/ Dialects/ Language, German (US) -- Dialects |