TY - JOUR
KW - Amish
KW - Dialects
KW - Language use
KW - Mennonites (Old Order)
KW - Ethnic identity
AU - Karen Johnson-Weiner
AB - Examines patterns of language use in Old Order church communities, specifically the use of Pennsylvania German, English, and Amish High German (AHG) in Schwartzentruber Amish and Mennonite communities in Ontario, Canada, and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In Schwartzentruber Amish communities, English and AHG are languages of written communication, or in the case of AHG, the language of church services; whereas Pennsylvania German is used in community activities. More progressive Mennonite communities use English conversationally, while AHG is taught as a language of Old Order heritage. Language instruction in private Old Order schools shapes language use, which defines the boundaries of community as well as sacred and secular. [S]
BT - Yearbook of German-American Studies
C7 - Unknown(0)
ID - 346
LA - English
M1 - Journal Article
M3 - Print(0)
PY - 2006
SN - 07412827
SP - 13
EP - 25
EP - 
T1 - Teaching Identity: German Language Instruction in Old Order Schools
T2 - Yearbook of German-American Studies
ER -