Click HERE to listen a new episode of NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) podcast “Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti” about Texan German.
TGDP publishes its 15th annual newsletter. Click HERE to download the newsletter in PDF format.
The Texas German Dialect Project (TGDP) is excited to announce a generous grant of $1,000,000 from an anonymous donor for its efforts to document and preserve Texas German. The funds will support training graduate and undergraduate students to learn these techniques and interview the remaining speakers of Texas German across the state. The TGDP is extremely thankful for this award, which enables it to continue to build awareness and appreciation for Texas German. This grant comes at a crucial moment for the TGDP: after being spoken for 180 years, this unique dialect is expected to go extinct in the next 10-15 years. The Texas German Dialect Project was started in 2001, and has been featured on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” the Canadian Broadcasting Company, the BBC, German TV and radio stations, as well as in Texas Monthly.
TGDP presentation by Verena Sauer: “Wir schnacken plattdeutsch … but wir sprechen hochdeutsch” – Eine Analyse des Deutschen in Texas. UT Austin, December 8, 2022