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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Gienow, Jessica C. E. |
| Title, Analytic | The decline of the German language in early America: The Henkel family of New Market, Virginia, 1760-1840 |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 1991 |
| Volume ID | 26 |
| Location in Work | 145-170 |
| Abstract | Using the Henkel family as a point of departure, Gienow's article discusses the transition from German to English by German-Americans in Appalachia from 1760-1840. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Virginia/ Language, German (US) -- Dialects/ Bilingualism/ Newspapers/ Assimilation/ Lutherans/Dialects |