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| Format | Book Chapter |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Louden, Mark L. |
| Title, Analytic | Patterns of sociolinguistic variation in Pennsylvania German |
| Author, Monographic | Salmons, Joseph C. |
| Title, Monographic | The German language in America, 1683-1991 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Publisher | Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, UW-Madison |
| Date of Publication | 1993 |
| Location in Work | 284-306 |
| Series Editor | Geitz, Henry |
| Series Title | Studies of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies |
| Abstract | In this paper some of the major sociolinguistic parameters that determine the linguistic situation of Pennsylvania German are outlined. Patterns of variation within Pennsylvania German can be grouped into two types; social and geographic. The various factors that are salient in each of these two areas are considered. In the first part, the most important social dichotomy underlying Pennsylvania German society is examined. It has very definite linguistic consequences. The sociolinguistic difference between plain (sectarian) and nonplain (nonsectarian, i.e. part of the American mainstream) Pennsylvania Germans and how their particular varieties of the dialect interact with English can be effectively described within the context of what the author has termed stable bilingualism. In the second major section of this paper, two parameters of geographic variation in Pennsylvania German society are examined |
| Call Number | MKI PF 5925 G47 1993 |
| MKI Terms | Language, German (US) -- Dialects/ Language, German (US) -- Social aspects/ Sociolinguistics/ Pennsylvania-German dialect/Dialects |