Pella Dutch [[electronic resource] ] : portrait of a language in an Iowa community / / Philip E. Webber

• Autore: Webber Philip E. <1944->
• Pubblicazione: Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2011
• Edizione: 1st University of Iowa Press ed.; an expanded ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Disciplina: 439.317
• Soggetto topico: Dutch language - Dialects - Iowa - Pella; English language - Foreign elements - Dutch; Bilingualism - Iowa - Pella; Languages in contact - Iowa - Pella; Dutch - Iowa - Pella; Dutch Americans - Iowa - Pella - Social life and customs
• Soggetto geografico: Pella (Iowa) Languages; Pella (Iowa) Social life and customs
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "A Bur Oak book."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. The people -- pt. 2. The culture -- pt. 3. The language -- pt. 4. Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Founded in 1847 by religious separatists, the town of Pella in central Iowa is the state's oldest Dutch American colony, and its crafts, architecture, and celebrations reflect and perpetuate the Dutch heritage of its earlier residents. Through his intriguing blend of sociolinguistic research, regional history, and interviews with current speakers of Pella Dutch, Philip Webber examines the town's rich cultural and linguistic traditions. Drawing upon formal and informal interviews and conversations with more than 150 speakers of Pella Dutch, Webber uses the met
• Titolo autorizzato: Pella Dutch
• ISBN: 1-60938-066-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457087603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Bur Oak Book