The phonology of Pennsylvania German English as evidence of language maintenance and shift
By: Achim Kopp.
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Selinsgrove [Pa.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
Subjects: Pennsylvania Dutch -- Languages.; English language -- Foreign elements -- German.; English language -- Pennsylvania -- Phonology.; English language -- Dialects -- Pennsylvania.; German Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Language.; Pennsylvania German dialect -- Influence.; German language -- Influence on English.; Languages in contact -- Pennsylvania.; Code switching (Linguistics); Bilingualism -- Pennsylvania.
Description: "This study of the speech sounds of Pennsylvania German English looks at the data collected through interviews with fifty informants living in central Pennsylvania and belonging to six multigenerational families."--BOOK JACKET.

"The phonological differences found in the informants' varieties of English are reflected in the differences in the areas of language use and language attitude. In the final chapter, findings gained from the study of the latter two areas are used to suggest an explanation of the "Pennsylvania German paradox." An attempt is made to integrate the phonological findings into a larger theory of language change and to make predictions about future linguistic developments."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-333) and index.
Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--Heidelberg University, 1994.