@incollection{Eichinger2003, author = {Ludwig M. Eichinger}, title = {Island Hopping : Vom Nutzen und Vergn{\"u}gen des Vergleichens von Sprachinseln}, series = {\"Standardfragen\": Soziolinguistische Perspektiven auf Sprachgeschichte, Sprachkontakt und Sprachvariation ; [Festgabe zum 60. Geburtstag von Klaus Jochem Mattheier]}, editor = {Evelyn Ziegler and Jannis K. Androutsopoulos}, publisher = {Lang}, address = {Frankfurt a.M. [u.a.]}, isbn = {3-631-50524-8}, url = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-16627}, pages = {83 -- 107}, year = {2003}, abstract = {This article deals with the classification of German language islands and similar phenomena. It describes the existing types and presents criteria how to differentiate between them. Furthermore, it gives an insight into the historical and sociological reasons why these language islands came into existence and shows and explains changes they have undergone since then.}, language = {de} }