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KolonieDeutsch: Life and Language in Amana, An Expanded Edition (Bur Oak Book),Used
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Product Description Founded as a communal society in 1855 by German Pietists, the seven villages of Iowas Amana Colonies make up a community whose crafts, architecture, and institutions reflectand to an extent perpetuatethe 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 local variety of German known by its speakers as KolonieDeutsch. Drawing upon interviews with more than fifty AmanaGerman speakers in 1989 and 1990, Webber explores the nuances of this homegrown German, signaling the development of local microdialects, the changing pattern in the use of German in the Colonies, and the reciprocal influence of English and German on residents speech. By letting his sources tell their own stories of earlier days, in which the common message seems to be wir haben fun gehabtor we had fun working together, he illuminates the history and unique qualities of each Colony through the prism of language study.Webbers introduction to this paperback edition provides an uptodate itinerary for visitors to the Colonies, information about recent publications on Amana history and culture, and an overview of expanded research opportunities for language study and historical inquiry. The result is an informative and engaging study that will be appreciated by linguists, anthropologists, and historians as well as by general readers interested in these historic villages. About the Author Philip Webber is a professor of German and linguistics at Central College in Pella, Iowa, where he has taught since 1976. He is also the author ofPella Dutch: The Portrait of a Language and Its Use by One of Iowas Ethnic Communities andZoar in the Civil War.
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