A Pennsylvania German Anthology

A Pennsylvania German Anthology PDF

Author: Earl C. Haag

Publisher: Susquehanna University Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780945636007

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This comprehensive anthology of original Pennsylvania German writings makes accessible a literature that is becoming increasingly rare. The Buffington/Barba system of German sound values has been applied to help the reader understand and appreciate the selections, which provide a view to virtually every facet of Pennsylvania German life.

Pennsylvania German Reader and Grammar

Pennsylvania German Reader and Grammar PDF

Author: Earl C. Haag

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2010-11-01

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0271038098

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This book presents the language (Pennsylvania German, Dutch, or Deitsch) developed by the settlers brought to Pennsylvania from the Rhine Valley by William Penn. The settlers' dialects evolved into a formal language which has been spoken and read for three centuries throughout much of Pennsylvania and more recently, in parts of the Middle and Far West, and Canada. This book contains 13 readings--on such topics as school, house, farm, and town, as well as dates, weather, body parts, and clothing--each with the translations on facing pages and followed by vocabulary and grammatical rules. By the end of the book all major rules of grammar have been covered together with a substantial working vocabulary. An introduction gives an overview of the language and a guide to pronunciation; an appendix presents practice patterns for the serious student; and an index leads to definitions of all vocabulary words.

Volume 1

Volume 1 PDF

Author: Richard Heinrich

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2013-05-02

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 3110330512

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What is an image? How can we describe the experience of looking at images, and how do they become meaningful to us? In what sense are images like or unlike propositions? Participants of the 33rd International Wittgenstein Symposium--philosophers as well as historians of art, science, and literature--provide many stimulating answers. Some of the contributions are dedicated to Wittgenstein’s thoughts on images while others testify to the important role notions coined or inspired by Wittgenstein--“seeing as”, “picture games” and the dichotomy of “saying and showing”--play in the field of picture theory today. This first volume of the Proceedings of the 2010 conference addresses readers interested in the history and theory of images, and in the philosophy of Wittgenstein.

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day PDF

Author: Don Yoder

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9780811700290

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Explores the national phenomenon of Groundhog Day, opening with a look at the annual celebration in Punxsutawney. The author investigates the holiday's European origins, recounts the history of the groundhog as weather prognosticator in America -- from ethnic symbol to pop culture hero -- and traces the groundhog's appearance in poetry, songs, and recipes. Other weather lore and weather-predicting days are also discussed.