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Kolonie-Deutsch: Life and Language in Amana

Philip E Webber

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Description:Founded as a communal society in 1855 by German Pietists, the seven villages of IowaOCOs Amana Colonies make up a community whose crafts, architecture, and institutions reflectOCoand to an extent perpetuateOCothe German heritage of earlier residents. In this intriguing blend of sociolinguistic research and stories from Colonists both past and present, Philip Webber examines the rich cultural and linguistic traditions of the Amanas. Although the Colonies are open to the outside world, particularly after the Great Change of 1932, many distinctive vestiges of earlier lifeways survive, including the local variety of German known by its speakers as Kolonie-Deutsch. Drawing upon interviews with more than fifty Amana-German speakers in 1989 and 1990, Webber explores the nuances of this home-grown German, signaling the development of local microdialects, the changing pattern in the use of German in the Colonies, and the reciprocal influence of English and German on residentsOCO speech. By letting his sources tell their own stories of earlier days, in which the common message seems to be wir haben fun gehabt or OC we had fun working together, he illuminates the history and unique qualities of each Colony through the prism of language study. WebberOCOs introduction to this paperback edition provides an up-to-date itinerary for visitors to the Colonies, information about recent publications on Amana history and culture, and an overview of expanded research opportunities for language study and historical inquiry. The result is an informative and engaging study that will be appreciated by linguists, anthropologists, and historians as well as by general readers interested in these historic villages."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kolonie-Deutsch: Life and Language in Amana. To get started finding Kolonie-Deutsch: Life and Language in Amana, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 159

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of Iowa Press

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1587298880

Description: Founded as a communal society in 1855 by German Pietists, the seven villages of IowaOCOs Amana Colonies make up a community whose crafts, architecture, and institutions reflectOCoand to an extent perpetuateOCothe German heritage of earlier residents. In this intriguing blend of sociolinguistic research and stories from Colonists both past and present, Philip Webber examines the rich cultural and linguistic traditions of the Amanas. Although the Colonies are open to the outside world, particularly after the Great Change of 1932, many distinctive vestiges of earlier lifeways survive, including the local variety of German known by its speakers as Kolonie-Deutsch. Drawing upon interviews with more than fifty Amana-German speakers in 1989 and 1990, Webber explores the nuances of this home-grown German, signaling the development of local microdialects, the changing pattern in the use of German in the Colonies, and the reciprocal influence of English and German on residentsOCO speech. By letting his sources tell their own stories of earlier days, in which the common message seems to be wir haben fun gehabt or OC we had fun working together, he illuminates the history and unique qualities of each Colony through the prism of language study. WebberOCOs introduction to this paperback edition provides an up-to-date itinerary for visitors to the Colonies, information about recent publications on Amana history and culture, and an overview of expanded research opportunities for language study and historical inquiry. The result is an informative and engaging study that will be appreciated by linguists, anthropologists, and historians as well as by general readers interested in these historic villages."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kolonie-Deutsch: Life and Language in Amana. To get started finding Kolonie-Deutsch: Life and Language in Amana, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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