Winter 2001 Newsletter

VOL. 10 NO.4 Winter 2001
-- "Gilbert Speaks on German Word Atlases," by Thor Templin: Glenn Gilbert, "Atlases of the Language of the Descendants of German Immigrants in the United
States," "Linguistic Atlas of Texas German,"
-- "Brinkmann Explores the Term "German Jews," by Kevin Kurdylo: Dr. Tobias Brinkmann, "Jews, Germans or Americans? Jewish Immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe in Nineteenth-Century America," Chicago,
-- [Book Review] "Verpflanzt, aber nicht entwurzelt: Die Auswanderung aus Hessen-Darmstadt (Provinz Rheinhessen) nach Wisconsin im 19. Jahrhundert," reviewed by Antje Petty: Helmut Schmahl, Emigration from Hessen-Darmstadt (Province of Rheinhessen) to Wisconsin in the Nineteenth Century
-- "An Interview with Dr. Helmut Schmahl"
-- "Friend's Profile: Sue Stoddard," by Eric Platt: Jacob Sternberger
-- "Non-Deitsch 'Loan Words' in Pennsylvania German Powwowing," by Dennis Boyer: Powwow terminology in eastern Berks and southern Lehigh counties bears the most evidence of cross-cultural influence with words drawn from archaic Nordic, Celtic, Roma (Gypsy), Yiddish and American Indian languages
-- "Collection Feature: German-American Cookbooks," by Kevin Kurdylo: Henriette Davidis's Praktisches Kochbuch [Milwaukee: Brumder]