| Preface |
S. VII |
| Abbreviations and Apparatus |
S. XII |
| |
| I. |
Background and Methodology |
S. 1 |
| 1. |
Historical Background |
S. 1 |
| 2. |
Language Maintenance |
S. 3 |
| 3. |
Pennsylvania German |
S. 5 |
| 4. |
Aim, Field Work, Informants |
S. 10 |
| II. |
Synchronic Description (1): Aspects of Phonology, Morphology, and the Lexicon |
S. 18 |
| 1. |
Phonological Aspects |
S. 18 |
| 2. |
Morphological Aspects |
S. 24 |
| 3. |
Lexicon |
S. 35 |
| III. |
Synchronic Description (2): Aspects of Syntax |
S. 41 |
| 1. |
The Use of the Dative Case |
S. 41 |
| 2. |
The Use of the Genitive Case |
S. 47 |
| 3. |
Conjunctive Clauses |
S. 50 |
| 4. |
Relative Clauses |
S. 53 |
| 5. |
Infinitive Constructions |
S. 55 |
| IV. |
Comparative Analysis (1): The Use of the Dative and Genitive Cases |
S. 64 |
| 1. |
The Use of the Dative Case |
S. 65 |
| 2. |
The Use of the Genitive Case |
S. 71 |
| V. |
Comparative Analysis (2): The Structure of Conjunctive and Relative Clauses |
S. 76 |
| 1. |
Conjunctive Clauses |
S. 76 |
| 2. |
Relative Clauses |
S. 81 |
| VI. |
Comparative Analysis (3): Infinitive Constructions |
S. 85 |
| 1. |
Constructions with Simple Infinitives |
S. 85 |
| 2. |
Constructions with Prepositional Infinitives |
S. 98 |
| VII. |
Conclusions |
S. 103 |
| |
| Appendix A: English loan words |
S. 115 |
| Appendix B: Sentences used for elicitation |
S. 116 |
| Bibliography |
S. 125 |
