Of German Neighborhoods and Low-German Villages: Spoken German in South Africa
UW Union South 1308 W. Dayton St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Speaker: Peter Wagener (Emeritus), Institut für Deutsche Sprache, Mannheim, Germany
This lecture will explore a “Sprachinsel” in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, a linguistic enclave where fully functional Low German is spoken by hundreds of speakers. This heritage language has been retained for over 160 years and today is embedded in a fascinating multicultural context.
This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsor: Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies
Website: http://mki.wisc.edu/events/all-events
Contact: Antje Petty, 262-7546, apetty@wisc.edu
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