LL-L: "Plautdietsch" LOWLANDS-L, 23.MAR.2002 (02) [E]

[Sandy Fleming]

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From: Eldo Neufeld [greneuf at interchange.ubc.ca]
Subject: Mennonite linguist heritage

Ron recently wrote: "Plautdietsch (i.e. Mennonite Low Saxon) represents the
otherwise extinct West Prussian subgroup that belongs to the Eastern Low
Saxon (eastern Low German) dialect group.

I am not a linguist, but the above is my linguistic heritage, and I am
interested in knowing whether this heritage might be shown graphically.
Who could better express it than a group of professional linguists such as
the membership of Lowlands-L?

Beginning with the Proto-Indo-European languages, I am wondering whether
someone would be willing to help me in displaying it (in as much detail as
necessary, either in a time-line or an otherwise graphic arrangement) the
relevant steps, culminating with Plautdietsch, the Mennonite Low Saxon
dialect.

In my past experience we have often called it "Netherlandic-Mennonite
Plautdietsch," and I'm wondering also whether that is a proper name for it,
as well as "Mennonite Low Saxon."

Any help will be much appreciated.  Thank you.

Eldo Neufeld
4040 Blenheim St.
Vancouver, BC   V6L 2Y9
Tel: (604) 738-4378
e-mail: greneuf at interchange.ubc.ca

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