The Texas German Dialect Project (TGDP) is an umbrella organization for carrying out research in representative Texas German speech communities in central Texas.
The goals of the TGDP are:
- to preserve the Texas German dialect as it reflects the rich cultural and linguistic traditions of its residents
- to gather basic research information about language variety in order to understand the nature of language variation and change
- to provide information about language differences and language change for public and educational interests
- to use the material collected in research projects for the improvement of educational programs about language and culture
