Der Bote für Tirol1819–18295 tags
The German Dialect of the Alpine Inhabitants of South Tyrol and the Seven Communities
A linguistic and historical survey describes the German dialect of the German-speaking language islands in Trentino and the Vicenza area, including the Seven Communities. Despite the use of Italian in church and school, the Alpine dialect survived, exhibiting Italian influences and archaic forms. The article compares these linguistic forms to North Tyrolean dialects and references Simon Peter Bartolomei's 1760 comparative dictionary.