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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Evidence of Grammaticalization in Pennsylvania German
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1995Export options:Folkways: personal views
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An edited summary of a panel discussion moderated by Clarke Hess and Lorna Bergey and including Donald Martin and Ivan Kraemer of Waterloo County and other Mennonite members from Pennsylvania. Topics ...Keywords: Mennonites (Old Order)BirthsDeathsMennonitesAgricultureChildrenCustoms and traditionsWomenAssociations and clubsPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1900-1990Export options:From Modal Auxiliary to Lexical Verb: The Curious Case of Pennsylvania German Wotte
Type: Book ChapterKeywords: German (New High)Pennsylvania GermanWaterlooMorphology (linguistics)SemanticsModality (linguistics)Mennonites (Old Order)Year of publication: 1998Export options:Language Loyalty among the Pennsylvania Germans: A Status Report on Old Order Mennonites in Pennsylvania and Ontario
Type: Book ChapterKeywords: German (New High)German (Low)DialectsLanguage interactionBilingualismMennonites (Old Order)Pennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1977Export options:Mennonite children in Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Reprinted from the "Canadian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology" (1969), a psychosocial study of 460 10-year-olds from traditional, transitional and progressive Mennonite backgrounds. Children ...Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1967-1968Export options:The Mennonite communities of Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A summary of early Mennonite history and the founding of settlements in Waterloo and Wilmot Townships, followed by some discussion of differences in farming practices and general way of life between ...Keywords: Census recordsYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1861-1961Export options:The Old-Order Mennonite wedding and highlights of their social life
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: An account of Old Order Mennonite weddings in Waterloo County, with particular reference to the author's marriage in 1922. Customs include the wedding feast, the hiding of the bride's shoes by ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1922-1977Export options:The Waterloo Pennsylvania German dialect community
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Report on a project to compile a linguistic atlas of the dialect in Waterloo County. The information was based on a survey of 164 farm families. The author comments on the importance of church, ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageDialectsMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SchoolsAgriculturePennsylvania GermanOntarioYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1970Export options: