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| Format | Book Chapter |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Eichhoff, Juergen |
| Title, Analytic | The German Language in America |
| Author, Monographic | Trommler, Frank//McVeigh, Joseph |
| Title, Monographic | America and the Germans |
| Place of Publication | Philadelphia |
| Publisher | Univ. of Pennsylvania Press |
| Date of Publication | 1985 |
| Volume ID | 1 |
| Location in Work | 223-240 |
| Abstract | The history of the German language in the US, dating back to the first German settlement in Philadelphia, Germantown. Discusses the "legend" that German might have become the official language of the US; the German language in schools; the unconformity of the language (dialects); and language maintenance efforts. |
| Call Number | MKI/SHS E 184 .G3 A39 1985 |
| MKI Terms | Language, German (US)/ Maps/ Immigrants, German/ Language maintenance |