Münster’s Sociolect Masematte – from Secret Language to Common Language?

Münster’s sociolect Masematte is a Rotwelsch dialect that was spoken in four districts of the city until the end of World War II. Over a long period of time Masematte was considered almost forgotten but in the recent past it has become more and more present in Münster’s linguistic landscape, as sh...

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