Cookies, coleslaw, and stoops : : the influence of Dutch on the North American languages / / Nicoline van der Sijs.

• Author: Nederlandse Taalunie.; Sijs, Nicoline van der.
• TeilnehmendeR: Nederlandse Taalunie.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English; Dutch
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: "The publication of this book has been made possible by the support of The Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)"--T.p. verso.; "A Dutch version of this book is also available, titled Yankees, cookies en dollars : De invloed van het Nederlands op de Noord-Amerikaanse talen"--T.p. verso.

From Santa Claus and his sleigh to a dumbhead talking poppycock, the contributions of the Dutch language to American English are indelibly embedded to some of our most vernacular terms and expressions.