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Texas German (German: Texasdeutsch, pronounced [ˈtɛksasˌdɔʏtʃ]) is a group of German language dialects spoken by descendants of mid-19th century German settlers, Texas Germans.
Learn about the history, culture, and language of Texas German, a mixture of German dialects spoken by descendants of early settlers. Explore the online archive of interviews with Texas Germans and get involved in the research.
Texasdeutsch ist eine Varietät der deutschen Sprache, die von den Nachkommen der Deutschamerikaner gesprochen wird, die ab Mitte der 1850er Jahre zumeist über die Auswanderergesellschaft „Mainzer Adelsverein“ nach Texas kamen.
Deep in the heart of Texas, the great-great-grandchildren of German immigrants speak their own unique dialect of German. The language may be dying out, but locals are working to ensure that the culture lives on.
Guido Meyer: But even Texas German, a dialect in itself, has its dialects. A visitor who travels through Hill Country Texas and who goes back and forth between Fredericksburg and New Braunfels will run into different variations of Texas German, into different dialects.
Founded in 2001, the Texas German Dialect Project (TGDP) is devoted to recording and preserving the Texas German language, culture, and history. It is housed in the Department of Germanic Studies and the Linguistics Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
Das Texas German Dialect Archive (TGDA, Boas et al. 2010) an der University of Texas at Austin ist die zentrale digitale Sammelstelle für gesprochene und geschriebene Daten des Texas German Dialect Projects (TGDP), welches im September 2001 gegründet wurde.
