the following examples to illustrate this phenomenon: Example 1 shows that Wisconsin German still contains some instances of dative. In Example 2 a neuter indefinite article has been selected; however it is unclear if it is in the nominative or accusative case. This is a departure from Standard German, where a dative neuter article ("einem") would be used. This is an example of a restructuring of the DOM in Wisconsin German. Example 3 illustrates innovative case marking: instead of a dative neuter definite article ("dem"), a distinctly masculine accusative definite article has been selected. Heritage speakers could have selected a nominative ("das"), accusative ("das") or dative article ("dem"), but instead not only select an accusative marking but also a masculine article. This pattern has appeared not only with a single group of heritage speakers, but rather can be found in speakers of different German dialects (such as the Rhenish Hesse, Eifel, and Low German dialects). Documentation One of the first recordings of Wisconsin German dialects was made in the 1940s by Lester "Smoky" Seifert, a professor of German at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Seifert, an East Low German speaker, recorded over 100 written interviews with Wisconsin German speakers, in which he included both linguistic and cultural questions. References Bibliography Bungert, Heike, Cora Lee Kluge, and Robert C. Ostergren (eds.). Wisconsin German Land and Life. Madison: Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, 2006. Eichoff, Jurgen (1971). The German Language in America: A Symposium. Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 43–57. Everest Levi, Kate (1898). "Geographical Origin of German Immigration to Wisconsin". In Thwaites, Reuben Gold. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin XIV. Madison, WI: Democrat Printing Company. pp. 341–393 Lucht, Felecia (2013). "Older Immigrant Languages". In Purnell, Thomas; Raimy, Eric; Salmons, Joseph. Wisconsin Talk: Linguistic Diversity in the Badger State. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 26–36. . "Wisconsin High German". American Languages: Our Nations Many Voices Online. External links "American Languages: One Nation, many Voices. German Dialects" Lester "Smoky" Seifert: transcripts and sound files of Wisconsin German interviews; site also includes autobiographical information about Lester "Smoky" Seifert, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor (1940s) and pioneer in conducting fieldwork on Wisconsin German languages. Pommerscher Verein: A webpage of a prominent Wisconsin Pomeranian club. Includes brief history of the community and history of Pomeranians in Freistadt, Wisconsin. Max Kade Institute Archives: Scans of primary sources, such as German