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Wisconsin Languages (WL) is a project of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures (CSUMC) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

I Bought a Bag of Bagels 01/09/2020

Our latest featured story ... the pronunciation of 'bag' in Wisconsin!
https://wep.csumc.wisc.edu/a-bag-of-bagels/

I Bought a Bag of Bagels

“Germantown boy”, Phillipp Schneider, “raises hell” in Wisconsin German Civil War Letters 12/01/2019

Wisconsin German Civil War letters ...

“Germantown boy”, Phillipp Schneider, “raises hell” in Wisconsin German Civil War Letters By Rachyl Hietpas In the heart of Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley, where using “bubbler” instead of drinking or water fountain is the better-known speech marker, something bigger sets the speech of the area apart: the Dutch language. Dutch has been spoken here for more than 150 years, and some st...

Continuity and Change in American Norwegian 10/23/2019

New story up on American Norwegian!

Continuity and Change in American Norwegian By Rachyl Hietpas In the heart of Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley, where using “bubbler” instead of drinking or water fountain is the better-known speech marker, something bigger sets the speech of the area apart: the Dutch language. Dutch has been spoken here for more than 150 years, and some st...

Welcome 09/18/2019

New article up: Language shift from Finnish to English in northern Wisconsin, by Mirva Johnson. Check it out! https://wep.csumc.wisc.edu

Welcome

Welcome 08/17/2019

New feature article on Somali in Wisconsin by Josh Brown! https://wep.csumc.wisc.edu

Welcome

With Drawl — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER 07/25/2019

Nice story about dialect, featuring Walt Wolfram. https://bittersoutherner.com/with-drawl

With Drawl — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER

07/22/2019

Tomorrow morning, Tuesday, July 23! Professor Cathy Stafford will be talking about Wisconsin heritage languages (6:30-7:00) on The Morning Show, Wisconsin Public Radio.

Welcome 07/15/2019

New story up, about a digital Ho-Chunk archive as a language learning resource:
https://wep.csumc.wisc.edu/

Welcome

Wisconsin Englishes Project (@WiscEngProject) | Twitter 06/12/2019

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