LL-L "Language varieties" 2006.03.14 (03) [E]

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14 March 2006 * Volume 03
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From: First name Last name <ezinsser at icon.co.za>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2006.03.11 (06) [E]

Hi all,

Thanks, Leslie!

I understand the vowel rounding phenomenon is also happening in city Dutch, 
and although I don't have any sources to confirm my theory, I believe that 
Mennonite Plautdietsch in Canada has also assimilated the rounded
English vowels.

Regards,
Elsie Zinsser

>With regard to Elsie's comment about Afrikaans in the city seeming to
>have more English-like vowels, I have to point to Texas German as yet
>another example of this happening. Texas German is dying out, but a few
>researchers at the University of Texas have been busily collecting as
>many interviews as possible with the remaining speakers, the very
>youngest of whom are generally in their 60s.

>You can read about the project and listen to the interviews with
>transcripts at http://www.tgdp.org. 

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