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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticReed, Carroll E.
Title, AnalyticPennsylvania German: A Test of Semantic Survival
Journal TitleYearbook of German-American Studies
Date of Publication1985
Volume ID20
Location in Work133-140
AbstractReed's article consists of the following lists: terms common to Middle and Upper German; terms more restricted in western and Upper German; Grammatical or phonetic features of vocabulary common to Middle and Upper German; terms indicating a special semantic structure or a change of such in Pennsylvania German; terms for which Pennsylvania German either preserves certain archaisms or has developed innovations; terms subject to taboos affecting usage and survival; and terms with innovations from, or based on English.
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsPennsylvania-German dialect/ Language, German (US)/ Palatinate/ Lutherans/ Language, English/ United States/ Language influence