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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Kehr, Kurt |
| Title, Analytic | German in Virginia and West Virginia: Language loss and language acquisition in a changing society |
| Journal Title | Journal of the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies |
| Date of Publication | 1996 |
| Volume ID | 3 |
| Issue ID | 3 |
| Location in Work | 16-18 |
| Abstract | A language or a dialect will erode and finally die under the influence of the competing, more functional language. The last stages of survival often seem merely folkloristic. This paper gives an overview of this phenomenon for Virginia. Although German dialect in Virginia has lost its foundations, some still use it in their families |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Language, German (US) -- Dialects/ Virginia/ Language loss/Dialects |