Pennsylvania Dutch : : the story of an American language / / Mark L. Louden.
"While most world languages spoken by minority populations are in serious danger of becoming extinct, Pennsylvania Dutch is thriving. In fact, the number of Pennsylvania Dutch speakers is growing exponentially, although it is spoken by less than one-tenth of one percent of the United States pop...
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Louden, Mark Laurence, author. Pennsylvania Dutch : the story of an American language / Mark L. Louden. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016. 1 online resource (500 pages) : illustrations. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Young center books in anabaptist and pietist studies Includes bibliographical references and index. "While most world languages spoken by minority populations are in serious danger of becoming extinct, Pennsylvania Dutch is thriving. In fact, the number of Pennsylvania Dutch speakers is growing exponentially, although it is spoken by less than one-tenth of one percent of the United States population and has remained for the most part an oral vernacular without official recognition or support. A true sociolinguistic wonder, Pennsylvania Dutch has been spoken continuously since the late eighteenth century, even though it has never been "refreshed" by later waves of immigration from abroad.In this probing study, Mark L. Louden, himself a fluent speaker of Pennsylvania Dutch, provides readers with a close look at the place of the language in the life and culture of two major subgroups of speakers: the "Fancy Dutch," whose ancestors were affiliated mainly with Lutheran and German Reformed churches, and conservative Anabaptist sectarians known as the "Plain people"--the Old Order Amish and Mennonites.Drawing on scholarly literature, three decades of fieldwork, and ample historical documents--most of which have never before been made accessible to English-speaking readers--this is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at this unlikely linguistic success story"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. Pennsylvania Dutch Languages. Pennsylvania Dutch History. Pennsylvania Dutch Religion. Pennsylvania Dutch Social life and customs. German Americans Pennsylvania Language. Languages in contact Pennsylvania. Berks County (Pa.) Languages. Berks County (Pa.) Social life and customs. Electronic books. Print version: Louden, Mark Laurence. Pennsylvania Dutch : the story of an American language. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016 Young center books in Anabaptist and Pietist studies 9781421418285 ProQuest (Firm) Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=4398483 Click to View |
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