Kolonie-Deutsch : life and language in Amana / Philip E. Webber.

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Webber, Philip E, 1944-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Bur oak bookPublication details: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2009.Edition: An expanded ed., 1st University of Iowa Press ed., [pbk. ed.]Description: 1 online resource (xxix, 127 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781587298882
1587298880

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Kolonie-Deutsch.DDC classification:

977.7/653 22

LOC classification:

HX656.A4 W43 2009eb

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Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments for the Paperback Edition; Introduction; 1 An Introductory Overview; 2 The Language Itself; 3 Amana That Was; 4 Language and Cultural Maintenance; Appendix: Results of a Questionnaire Survey; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Summary: Founded as a communal society in 1855 by German Pietists, the seven villages of Iowa's Amana Colonies make up a community whose crafts, architecture, and institutions reflect-and to an extent perpetuate-the 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 loc.

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Founded as a communal society in 1855 by German Pietists, the seven villages of Iowa's Amana Colonies make up a community whose crafts, architecture, and institutions reflect-and to an extent perpetuate-the 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 loc.

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