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( ) Young German Texans ((YGT)) Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Texas, U.S.AU.S.A.... Summer (Sommer) 2016 VOL. II NO.2 Pflugerville Katy Eddy Kerrville Seattle Floresville Nome Frelsburg Trent Houston New Ulm Kingsbury Cypress Fayetteville Nome Bellville Frisco Harper Spring Tomball The Woodlands Missouri City Huntington Texas German Society Organized September 6, 1983 Witte Schmid Haus 1860 Editor _ Marie Herridge, 5462 Hwy W. Bellville, Texas 77418 1 Young German Texans (YGT) Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Texas, U.S.A ... Das ist Gut! Young German Texan: ______________________________________ Age: __________ Young German Texan: ______________________________________ Age: __________ Young German Texan: ______________________________________ Age: __________ Young German Texan: ______________________________________ Age: __________ ○ 1 Year - $2.00 ○ 5 Years - $10.00 Today’s date: ________________ Send form & money to: Robert Herridge, 5462 Hwy 159 W, Bellville, TX 77418 Sponsor(s): ____________________________________ Phone:_____________________ Sponsor(s) Address: _______________________________________________________ Sponsor(s) Email: __________________________________________________________ Sponsor(s)’ TGS Chapter:___________________________________________________ YGT Parent(s): ________________________________ Phone:_____________________ YGT Parent(s) Address: ____________________________________________________ YGT Parent(s) Email: ______________________________________________________ State Seal Das Haus Museum Schoenau Community 2650 Witte-Schmid Rd. New Ulm, TX 78950 2 3 4 Crosswords from previous issues: 5 6 Speaking some German Singular Pronouns ich - I du - you (for people that know each other) Sie - you (for your elders or people you don’t know) Plural Pronouns wir - we ihr - you (for people that know each other) Sie - you (for your elders or people you don’t know) Examples of the word “man” in German Hier spricht man nur Deutsch. One only speaks German here. Man hat von dort eine gute Aussicht. You have a good view from here . Man fährt in Europa oft mit dem Fahrrad. People often use a bike in Europe . Hat man Ihnen das nicht mitgereilt? Didn’t they tell you about that? jemand ( someone ) and niemand ( no one ) Ich habe jemand an der Ecke gesehen. I saw someone on the corner . Niemand kann es verstehen. No one can understand it . 7 Neuschwanstein Castle (Sleeping Beauty’s Castle) The fantastical castles and palaces built by King Ludwig II may have bankrupted his kingdom, but they proved to be a wise long-term investment, having become some of Germany’s most visited tourist attractions. Foremost among them is the almost impossibly romantic Schloss Neuschwanstein (Neuschwanstein Castle), perched high up on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, in southern Germany. Begun in 1869, it’s a vision of what the Middle Ages might have been, and was inspired by Ludwig’s musical mentor, Richard Wagner (its interiors are filled with references to Wagner’s operas). Some of the castle’s interiors, like the Minstrel’s Hall and the Throne Room, are decorated with the utmost extravagance, but the castle was never completed, and the unfortunate Ludwig spent little time here. The castle served as a model for the Sleeping Beauty Castle of Disneyland. The best view of Schloss Neuschwanstein in its wild setting is from the Marienbrücke, the little bridge high above the castle. While Neuschwanstein castle was being built, Ludwig kept an eye on its progress from the neighboring castle of Hohenschwangau, just 1km (0.5 miles) away. This neo-Gothic building had been constructed by his father, Maximilian II. In fact, Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau collectively are known as ‘die Königsschlösser’ (the royal castles). 8 The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (German: Grosser Schweizer Sennenhund or French: Grand Bouvier Suisse ) is a dog breed which was developed in the Swiss Alps. The name Sennenhund refers to people called Senn or Senner , dairymen and herders in the Swiss Alps. Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs are almost certainly the result of indigenous dogs mating with large mastiff types brought to Switzerland by foreign settlers. At one time, the breed was believed to have been among the most popular in Switzerland. [1] It was assumed to have almost died out by the late 19th century, since its work was being done by other breeds or machines, but was rediscovered in the early 1900s. [2] The breed is large and heavy-boned with great physical strength, but is still agile enough to perform the all-purpose farm duties it was originally used for. [2] Its breed standard calls for a black, white, and rust colored coat. The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog is sociable, active, calm, and dignified, and loves being part of the family. It is relatively healthy for its size and tends to have far fewer problems than more popular breeds in its size range. Among the four Sennenhunde, or Swiss mountain dogs, this breed is considered the oldest, and is also the largest. Weight Male 132.3–154.3 lb (60.0– 70.0 kg) Female 110.2–132.3 lb (50.0– 60.0 kg) Height Male 25.5–28.5 in (65–72 cm) Female 23.5–27 in (60–69 cm) Coat short, double coat Color tricolor (black, rust or tan, and white) Litter size: up to 18 Life span: approximately 11 years 9 Wie heiß ist es in TTexas?exas? (How hot is it in Texas?) 10 11 12 Es, es, es und es Volkslied (1800’s) Als Abschieds- und Wanderlied wurde Es, es, es und es, es ist ein harter Schluss im 19. Jahrhundert von Handwerksburschen und Studenten gern gesungen. Auch heute noch ist es als Wanderlied bekannt und vor allem in Folk- und Wanderkreisen beliebt gehört noch heute zum Standardrepertoire der noch existierenden Schächte. Volksweise (1826) Melodie zum Lied Es, es, es und es 13 14 History of the German Language German is one of the world's most-spoken languages, with roughly 118 million speakers, including native and second-language speakers. It's also one of the most commonly spoken languages in the European Union. This is due in large part to the fact that German is the official language in seven countries, among them Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Belgium. In addition, it's a recognized secondary language in another ten countries. Approximately two million residents of the United States speak German, or a dialect of it, and these numbers continue to grow. With so many people speaking German, it makes sense to pursue it as an option when thinking of learning a second language. If you learn German, you stand a better chance of being able to communicate with a large and growing portion of the world's population. How did German grow to be so widely spoken? What are its origins, and where is it headed? German Language Origin The German language has a long and tumultuous history and is one of the oldest languages in Europe. Linguistic German history dates back to at least the 6th century AD. It wasn't always the German language we're familiar with today, though. German has its roots in Old Saxon, the language spoken by the Saxon people, a group of Germanic tribes. Sometime between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD, a phenomenon took place called the High German consonant shift. This was a change in sound (pronunciation) that took place in several phases, changing the language from the West Germanic dialect of Old Saxon to a new language–Old High German. The shift from Germanic dialect to the Old High German language lasted until approximately the mid-9th century AD. It wasn't until the early 1500s that another German history change came about, when Martin Luther translated the Bible. For his translation, he used another form of German, called Middle High German, which was based on different dialects than Old High German. The Catholic Church rejected this translation of the Bible, and created their own standard version based on yet other dialects from other regions of Germany. At the time, the country was divided into several independent states, each with its own German culture and its own dialects. There was no standard language accepted throughout the nation. Many German writers tried to bring about a standardization of the German language in order for more people to understand their work, but this would not occur for nearly 300 years. German History It wasn't until about 1800 that standard German became an accepted written form of the language for government communications. Over the next 100 years, the standard German language spread throughout the country. More and more townspeople began to speak it, and it became the language of choice for the written word. From 1852 to 1860, the Brothers Grimm wrote and released a 16-part German dictionary. To this day, it remains the most 15 comprehensive dictionary of the German language. Also in 1860, grammatical and orthographic (spelling and writing) rules were published in the Duden Handbook, and in 1901, this was declared the definitive guide to the standard German language. German Language Today The standards set out in the Duden Handbook remained in place for nearly 100 years when German history changed again under the German orthography reform of 1996 ( Rechtschreibreform in German). In July of that year, the governments of several German-speaking countries such as Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein, signed an agreement in Vienna, Rechtschreibreform . The agreement laid out a plan to change German spelling rules to simplify the language and make it easier to learn. At the same time, the agreement recognized that the language rules could not change substantially, so that the German people using the language at that time would not be required to relearn it. The reform plan met with a great deal of controversy and resistance by many German people, with some states seeing it as a threat to German culture and refusing to adopt it, resulting in court intervention.