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UNINA9910139474603321 |
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Autore |
Sijs Nicoline van der |
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Titolo |
Cookies, coleslaw, and stoops : the influence of Dutch on the North American languages / / Nicoline van der Sijs [[electronic resource]] |
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Amsterdam University Press, 2009 |
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Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-45385-8 |
9786612453854 |
90-485-1042-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Foreign words and phrases - Dutch |
English language - Dialects - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-308) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. The Dutch language in North America --2. Dutch words that have left their mark on American English: a thematic glossary --3. Dutch influence on North American Indian languages. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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