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Talk by Guido Seiler “On the Emergence of Grammar-Lexicon Mixed Languages: The Case of Amish Shwitzer” on 11 September 2017 at the SLE 2017 at the University of Zurich.

Anita Auer News 11 September 20171 November 2017

The abstract of the talk that Guido Seiler gave at the SLE 2017 can be found here: http://sle2017.eu/downloads/BOOK%20OF%20ABSTRACTS%20final.pdf

  • ← Anita Auer features in the SRF1 radio programme “Schnabelweid” on 7 September 2017 where she talks about the use of Swiss German and English in New Glarus, Wisconsin.
  • Talk by Guido Seiler about “Alemannisch im Kontakt: Konvergenz und Divergenz in der Sprachinsel des ‘Shwitzer’ (Indiana, USA)” in Freiburg/Breisgau (Germany). →

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