Wisconsin Walloon -- A Language and Culture in Sharp Decline

dc.contributor.advisorBiers, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorEhrenberg, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorHoyt, Kristina
dc.contributor.authorTautges, Madeline
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-18T14:47:08Z
dc.date.available2016-03-18T14:47:08Z
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.descriptionColor poster with text, maps, and photographs.en
dc.description.abstractWalloon is one of four spoken languages native to southern Belgium. Walloon was primarily spoken in the region know as Wallonia. Walloon has remained relatively unchanged since the 1600s. Prominent usage up until WWI. In the 1930s, French was mandated as the public language. Walloon has been in severe decline since WWII. In the US, Walloon is spoken in an area approximately 100 square miles in Northeast Wisconsin.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Wisconsin--Office of Research and Sponsored Programs; Blugold Commitment Differential Funds.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/74318
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUSGZE AS589en
dc.subjectBelgian immigrantsen
dc.subjectGreen Bay (Wis.)en
dc.subjectLanguage lossen
dc.subjectWisconsin Walloonen
dc.subjectPostersen
dc.titleWisconsin Walloon -- A Language and Culture in Sharp Declineen
dc.typePresentationen

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