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



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Autore: Sijs Nicoline van der Visualizza persona
Titolo: Cookies, coleslaw, and stoops : the influence of Dutch on the North American languages / / Nicoline van der Sijs [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 422.403
Soggetto topico: English language - Foreign words and phrases - Dutch
English language - Dialects - United States
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Cookies, coleslaw, and stoops  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-45385-8
9786612453854
90-485-1042-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996208148503316
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