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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139474603321

Autore

Sijs Nicoline van der

Titolo

Cookies, coleslaw, and stoops : the influence of Dutch on the North American languages / / Nicoline van der Sijs [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam University Press, 2009

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2009

ISBN

1-282-45385-8

9786612453854

90-485-1042-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

422.403

Soggetti

English language - Foreign words and phrases - Dutch

English language - Dialects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-308) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.