The Catholic Bohemian German of Ellis County, Kansas: A Unique Bavarian Dialect

ISBN-13: 9783631563243 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 145 str.

Gabriele Lunte

Spis treści

Contents : The Bukovina Germans: An Overview - A Brief Historical Account of the Bukovina Germans of Ellis, Kansas - Dialect Interviews and Field Work Methodology - Grammatical Analysis of the Catholic Bohemian German Dialect - Lexical Forms and Unique Characteristics - Linguistic History and Dialect Geographical Origin - Language Decay and Cultural Awareness.

O autorze

The Author: Gabriele Lunte is professor of German at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas (USA). Her research interests include cultural and linguistic heritage of Germans in Kansas and the Midwest, language contact, language change, and preservation.