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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticGienow, Jessica C. E.
Title, AnalyticThe decline of the German language in early America: The Henkel family of New Market, Virginia, 1760-1840
Journal TitleYearbook of German-American Studies
Date of Publication1991
Volume ID26
Location in Work145-170
AbstractUsing 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 NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsVirginia/ Language, German (US) -- Dialects/ Bilingualism/ Newspapers/ Assimilation/ Lutherans/Dialects