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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Henry Brubacher Bowman, 1900-1991
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the secretary-treasurer of the Waterloo Historical Society from 1967- 1973, including a sketch of his working life as an engineer with various industrial businesses. His ...Keywords: OccupationsMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesPublic transportIndustriesBusinessesGerman languageBowman Henry BrubacherBowman AbrahamBowman Catherine Brubacher (m. Abraham)Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1900-1991Export options:Impressions of a German immigrant
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short article, based on comments made by Waterloo County newcomers in letters to European relatives in the 1830s, about the availability of food, low taxes, free hunting and good pay.Year of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1840Export options:Jacob H. Janzen: a minister of rare magnitude
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the life, ideas and accomplishments of Jacob Heinrich Janzen (1878-1950). He was a Russian Mennonite preacher, teacher and writer who became bishop of the Waterloo-Kitchener United ...Keywords: ClergyMennonitesWorld War IRussian MennonitesCultural adaptationReligious dissensionGerman languageBiographiesJanzen Jacob H. Rev.Janzen Eliese Neufeld (m. Jacob H.)Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1924-1950Export options:Kalbfleisch, Herbert Karl. History of Pioneer German Language Press of Ontario, 1835-1918
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The author reviews the 1968 work by Herbert Karl Kalbfleisch.Year of publication: 1970Export options:Kitchener German (part 1), a Pennsylvania German dialect: phonology
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed comparison of the pronunciation of the Pennsylvania German dialect in Waterloo County with that of Pennsylvania. The authors conclude that the Waterloo dialect is homogeneous except for ...Keywords: German languageEthnic groupsEthnic identityDialectsKitchenerPennsylvaniaMaryhillGermansMennonitesAmishYear of publication: 1953Historical Period: 1800-1953Export options:Kitchener German (part 2), a Pennsylvania German dialect: morphology
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed comparison of the language structure of the Pennsylvania German dialect of Pennsylvania and that of Waterloo County. Many similarities are noted, but the percentage of English loan words ...Keywords: KitchenerMaryhillMorphology (linguistics)Ethnic groupsEthnic identityGerman languagePennsylvaniaDialectsYear of publication: 1953Historical Period: 1800-1953Export options:Language Maintenance and Change among the Swiss Mennonites of the Waterloo Region, Ontario
Type: ThesisAbstract: The purpose of the research presented in this dissertation is to gain insight into processes of language maintenance and shift and language change by studying the current situation of the ...Keywords: Morphology (linguistics)WaterlooGrammatical genderPennsylvania GermanDialectsGerman (Low)language shiftYear of publication: 2011Historical Period: 1800-2011Export options:Linguistic Ideology and State Power: German and English Education in Ontario, 1880-1912
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: This article analyzes the relationship between German and English in Ontario's educational system between 1880 and 1912. It examines textbooks, curriculum, and the linguistic ideology of the ...Keywords:Year of publication: 2013Export options:Neologismen der 90er Jahre--Kenntnis und Einstellungen unter Deutschsprecher/innen aus Kitchener-Waterloo
Type: ThesisAbstract: In 2004, the Institut für Deutsche Sprache published the neologism dictionary "Neuer Wortschatz: Neologismen der 90er Jahre im Deutschen", which contains new words that entered the German language ...Year of publication: 2006Export options:Pennsylvania-German rhymes and sayings
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A collection of about 15 short poems written in dialect with an English translation. The topics of the verses vary from weather predictions to children's nonsense rhymes and a general acceptance of ...Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1800-1976Export options: