Doanagsindl und Woidhausmich: bairische Namen von Sagengestalten

The article focusses on names used for the denomination of legendary figures in Bavaria (especially in the Eastern Part of Bavaria and in the Bavarian Forest). In the beginning, short information on the cultural sciences of the issue will be presented, followed by terminological classification. The main part illustrates patterns of denomination concerning the selected legendary figures

Ukrainian German Bohemians: a Bavarian speaking community in East Central Europe

The article first describes the settlement history of various German-speaking communities in Transcarpathia (Ukraine). Then the historical and current sociolinguistic situation is presented. This is followed by a more detailed description of the phonological, morphological and syntactic structures as well as the lexicon of the Middle Bavarian variety in the German-Bohemian settlements of Transcarpathia

German Bohemians in New Zealand: a Bavarian speaking community in the Pacific

The article first describes the settlement history of Puhoi (New Zealand), a former German-speaking community. Then the historical and current sociolinguistic situation is presented. This is followed by a more detailed description of the phonological, morphological and syntactic structures as well as the lexicon of the North Bavarian variety on the North Island of New Zealand. In addition, contact phenomena such as structural transfer and, more generally, superstrate influence from English are discussed

Doanagsindl und Woidhausmich: bairische Namen von Sagengestalten

The article focusses on names used for the denomination of legendary figures in Bavaria (especially in the Eastern Part of Bavaria and in the Bavarian Forest). In the beginning, short information on the cultural sciences of the issue will be presented, followed by terminological classification. The main part illustrates patterns of denomination concerning the selected legendary figures