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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticKehr, Kurt
Title, AnalyticGerman in Virginia and West Virginia: Language loss and language acquisition in a changing society
Journal TitleJournal of the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies
Date of Publication1996
Volume ID3
Issue ID3
Location in Work16-18
AbstractA 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 NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsLanguage, German (US) -- Dialects/ Virginia/ Language loss/Dialects