Cookies, coleslaw, and stoops the influence of Dutch on the North American languages
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Amsterdam] :
Amsterdam University Press
c2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419963806719 |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | "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. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (320 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) Also available in print form |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-308) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282453852 9786612453854 9789048510429 |
