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FormatBook Whole
Author, MonographicHorne, A. R. (Abraham Reasor)
Title, MonographicPennsylvania German Manual, for Pronouncing, Speaking and Writing English. Guide Book for Families and Schools
Edition or VersionRev. and enlarged ed.
Place of PublicationAllentown, Pa.
PublisherNational Educator Print
Date of Publication1896
Date of Copyright1875
Extent of Work415
AbstractContents: Preface to the Second Edition --- English Pronunciation (Rules and Suggestions With Examples for Drill in Pronunciation; Correct Pronunciation, in 12 Lessons) --- Part Second. Pennsylvania German Literature (Exercises for Translation Into English; Object Lesson Exercises; Pennsylvania German Proverbs; Riddles and Conundrums; Ballads in Pennsylvania German; Anecdotes; The Customs of the Pennsylvania Germans in the Olden Times; Historical Facts; Original Poetry; Songs; Selections from Different Authors, Maintaining Their Style of Spelling; The Pennsylvania German Governors) --- Part Third. Pennsylvania German Dictionary (Words in Use Among Pennsylvania Germans, with English and High German Equivalents) --- Part Fourth. English-Penna. German Vocabulary (Giving the English Words Having Pennsylvania German Equivalents; Other Pennsylvania German Works and References) --- Our Allentown Business Directory.
NotesAlso on title page: In four Parts: Part I. -- English Pronunciation. Part II. -- Pennsylvania German Literature, with English Translation. Part III. -- Pennsylvania German Dictionary. Part IV. -- English Vocabulary. By A. R. Horne, A. M., D. D. Editor of The National Educator and Institute Instructor. Ex-Principal of the Keystone State Normal School. -- On cover: Horne's Pennsylvania German Manual. Revised, Improved and Enlarged . . . . 'M Horn sei Pensilfawnish Deitsh Buch. Farenard, Farbes'rd und Fargras'rd. A Diagram Business Directory Appended. --- Stamped: Shafer's Popular Book Store, 33 North 7th St., Allentown, Pa. --- [Book repaired by Memorial Conservation Lab, Sept. 2013.] --- Donated by C. E. Degner, LaGrange, Texas, 2012.
Call NumberMKI PF 5934 H7 1896
MKI TermsPennsylvania-German dialect/ Poetry/ Literature, Pennsylvania-German/ Dictionaries/ English language -- Dictionaries -- Pennsylvania German