ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTORY REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1. OUTLINE AND SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION -- 1.1 A Short Description of the Investigation -- 1.2 Choice of Topic, Situation and Language Groups -- 1.3 Points of Interest -- 1.3.1 Dialect and Language Maintenance -- 1.3.2 Diglossia and Bilingualism -- 1.3.3 Dialect and the Second Generation -- 1.4 Sociolinguistic Approach -- 2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THIS STUDY -- 2.1 On Defining Language, Language Variety, Speech Community, Bilingualism and Diglossia -- 2.1.1 Language, Language Variety -- 2.1.2 Speech Community -- 2.1.3 Bilingualism -- 2.1.4 Diglossia -- 2.2 The Ecology of Language: Aspects of the Study of Language Maintenance -- 2.2.1 Habitual Language Use -- 2.2.2 Extra-Linguistic Factors -- 2.2.3 Studies Regarding Language Attitudes, Language Planning and Reinforcement -- 2.2.4 On Defining Language Maintenance and Shift -- 2.3 The Concept of Dialect -- 2.3.1 Language versus Dialect -- Standard Language versus Dialect -- 2.3.2 Dialectological Approaches -- 2.3.3 Dialect and Standard Language in This Investigation -- 3. THE LANGUAGE GROUPS -- 3.1 Situation in the Home Countries -- 3.1.1 Limburg -- 3.1.2 The Limburg Dialect -- 3.1.3 The Language Situation in Limburg -- 3.1.4 Baden-Württemberg -- 3.1.5 The Swabian Dialect -- 3.1.6 The Language Situation in Württemberg -- 3.2 The Situation in Australia: Dutch and German Immigrants in Australia -- 3.2.1 Dutch and German Migration to Australia -- 3.2.2 Socio-Demographic Profile of the Dutch and German-Born Population in Australia -- 3.2.3 Dutch and German Community Life in Melbourne, Australia -- 3.2.4 Language Statistics on Dutch and German Speakers in Australia -- 4. ORGANIZATION OF THE INVESTIGATION -- 4.1 Choice of Methods -- 4.2 Outline of Informants -- 4.2.1 Sampling Procedures and Selection of Informants.

4.2.2 Identifying Dialect Speakers and Standard Speakers -- 4.2.3 Description of Informants -- 4.3 Methods of Investigation -- 4.3.1 Questionnaires -- 4.3.2 The Interview -- 4.3.3 Participant Observation -- 5. THE INVESTIGATION -- 5.1 Data Processing -- 5.1.1 Processing of Data Material Relating to the Language Use Questionnaire -- 5.1.2 Data Related to the Functions of the Standard Language and Dialect -- 5.1.3 Data Processing of Language Use in the Second Generation -- 5.2 Presentation of Data: The Language Maintenance Rate of Dialect and Standard Speakers -- 5.2.1 An Overall View -- 5.2.2 The Use of the Dialect and the Standard Language by German and Dutch Dialect Speakers -- 5.2.3 Domain Analysis of the Language Use of Standard and Dialect Speakers -- 5.2.4 Analysis of Types of Language Use -- 5.2.5 The Impact of 'Language Variety' on Language Maintenance as Compared to Other Variables -- 5.2.6 The Impact of Domain Overlap on Language Maintenance -- 5.3 Interpretation of Data: The Language Maintenance Rate of Dialect and Standard Speakers -- 5.3.1 Domain Analysis -- 5.3.2 Types of Language Use -- 5.3.3 Dialect Use by the Dialect Speaker in the L1 Environment in Australia (Reference: Tables 9-10) -- 5.3.4 The Impact of 'Language Variety' on Language Maintenance as Compared to Other Variables (Reference: Tables 16-17) -- 5.3.5 The Impact of Domain Overlap on Language Maintenance (Reference: Table 18) -- 5.3.6 Summary of Findings: The Language Maintenance Rate of Standard and Dialect Speakers -- 5.4 Presentation of Data: Functions of the Dialect and the Standard Language in Australia -- 5.4.1 Location of Dialect Use and Standard Use: Personal Language Use -- 5.4.2 Ethnic Press -- 5.4.3 Ethnic Organizations -- 5.4.4 Celebrations and Festivals -- 5.4.5 Games -- 5.5 Interpretation of Data: Functions of the Dialect and the Standard Language in Australia.

5.5.1 Dialect as the Language Code for Private, Informal Interaction -- 5.5.2 Dialect as the Language Code for Expressive Communication -- 5.5.3 Dialect as a Regional Marker: Assertion or Exclusiveness -- 5.5.4 Dialect as Bearer of Culture and Heritage -- 5.5.5 The Functions of the Standard Language for Limburg Dialect Speakers -- 5.5.6 The Functions of the Standard Language for Swabian Dialect Speakers -- 5.5.7 The Language Situation of Limburg Dialect Speakers in Australia -- 5.5.8 The Language Situation of Swabian Dialect Speakers in Australia -- 5.6 Presentation of Data: Language Variety and the Use of L 1 in the Second Generation -- 5.6.1 Language Use and Literacy Skills -- 5.6.2 Intergenerational Language Use: Language Use of Parents with their Children and Vice Versa -- 5.6.3 Language Use and Literacy Skills in L 1 in the Second Generation -- 5.7 Interpretation of Data: Language Variety and Language Maintenance in the Second Generation -- 5.7.1 Intergenerational Language Use -- 5.7.2 Language Use and Literacy Skills in L 1 in the Second Generation -- 6. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE IMPLICATIONS -- 6.1 Language Variety and Language Maintenance in the First Generation -- 6.2 Functions of Language Varieties: Diglossia and Bilingualism -- 6.3 Dialect and Language Maintenance in the Second Generation -- 7. APPENDICES -- 7.1 Appendix 1: Additional Information on the Informants in the Investigation -- 7.1.1 Occupational Status of the 200 Informants -- 7.2 Appendix 2: Questionnaires -- 7.2.1 Questionnaire 1: Demographic Information on the Informant -- 7.2.2 Questionnaire 2: Personal Language Use -- 7.2.3 Questionnaire 3: Language Use in the Second Generation -- 7.2.4 Questionnaire 4: Club Questionnaire -- 7.3 Appendix 3: Raw Data -- 7.3.1 Analysis of Informants according to Seven Variables -- 7.3.2 Reliability Analysis -- 7.3.3 Anova 1 -- 7.3.4 Anova 2.

7.3.5 Anova 3 -- 7.4 Appendix 4: Surveyed Publications -- ABBREVIATIONS IN BIBLIOGRAPHY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- AUTHOR INDEX.