Questionnaire Low German in the internet


Dear Webmaster,

thank You for participating in this inquiry. Hopefully it will not take You too much time and You will also have fun answering the questions. As already mentioned before Your data will be dealt with confidentially. The inquiry is based on scientific intentions only. The results of my research, respectively my paper, You can find on my homepage(www.platt-online.de) in about six months.
Yours sincerely,

Helge Pahl



1. Your website is:

exclusively written in Low German
 partially written in Low German


 2. Why do You use Low German as a language for Your website?



3. The Low German content of Your website is

literature (poems, stories...)
 self representation
 music (lyrics, downloads...)
 link lists
 lingual topics (list of words, grammar...)
 biographies of Low German authors, interpretations...
 other (please name it):

(You can name more than one)

4. What kind of people do You want to address with Your website?



5. How many users visit Your website on an average per month?



6. Did You install a guest book/forum?

No
 Yes
If You did, are the entries predominantly written in Low German?
No
 Yes

7. Is Your website a

private homepage ?
 institutional homepage (company, union, club...)?

8. How many percent of Your e-mails, concerning Your website, are written in Low German?


9. About how many percent of Your own e-mails do You write in Low German?



10. Do You also use Low German to communicate about problems concerning computers
or the internet? (e.g. browser problems)
No
 Yes

11. What chances do You see for Low German as a language within the medium internet?



Personal questions:

12. Are You

male or
 female ?

13. How old are You?

under 25 years
 25-35 years 35-45 years
 45-55 years 55-65 years 65-75 years
 older than 75 years

14. In which country do You live?

Germany
 USA
 Netherlands
 Danmark
 Australia
 name other country:


14. Where or with the help of whom did You acquire Your lingual knowledge of Low German?

Familily
 Friends/colleagues
 school/adult college
 Autodidaktic
 (You can name more than one)