04184cam a2200649Ki 4500 ocn935326850 OCoLC 20200709060341.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 160120s2016 mdu ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T YDXCP P@U EBLCP 943826048 9781421418292 electronic bk. 1421418290 electronic bk. 9781421418285 1421418282 (OCoLC)935326850 (OCoLC)943826048 n-us-pa PE3102.P45 L68 2016eb LAN 000000 bisacsh 427/.9748 23 REL000000 LAN009000 bisacsh MAIN Louden, Mark Laurence. Pennsylvania Dutch : the story of an American language / Mark L. Louden. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Young center books in Anabaptist and Pietist studies "While most world languages spoken by minority populations are in serious danger of becoming extinct, Pennsylvania Dutch is thriving. In fact, the number of Pennsylvania Dutch speakers is growing exponentially, although it is spoken by less than one-tenth of one percent of the United States population and has remained for the most part an oral vernacular without official recognition or support. A true sociolinguistic wonder, Pennsylvania Dutch has been spoken continuously since the late eighteenth century, even though it has never been "refreshed" by later waves of immigration from abroad.In this probing study, Mark L. Louden, himself a fluent speaker of Pennsylvania Dutch, provides readers with a close look at the place of the language in the life and culture of two major subgroups of speakers: the "Fancy Dutch," whose ancestors were affiliated mainly with Lutheran and German Reformed churches, and conservative Anabaptist sectarians known as the "Plain people"--the Old Order Amish and Mennonites.Drawing on scholarly literature, three decades of fieldwork, and ample historical documents--most of which have never before been made accessible to English-speaking readers--this is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at this unlikely linguistic success story"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1. What Is Pennsylvania Dutch?; CHAPTER 2. Early History of Pennsylvania Dutch; CHAPTER 3. Pennsylvania Dutch, 1800-1860; CHAPTER 4. Profiles in Pennsylvania Dutch Literature; CHAPTER 5. Pennsylvania Dutch in the Public Eye; CHAPTER 6. Pennsylvania Dutch and the Amish and Mennonites; CHAPTER 7. An American Story; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z Pennsylvania Dutch Languages. Pennsylvania Dutch History. Pennsylvania Dutch Religion. Pennsylvania Dutch Social life and customs. German Americans Pennsylvania Language. Languages in contact Pennsylvania. Berks County (Pa.) Languages. Berks County (Pa.) Social life and customs. RELIGION / General. bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. bisacsh LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General bisacsh Electronic books. Electronic books. Print version: Louden, Mark Laurence. Pennsylvania Dutch 9781421418285 (DLC) 2015006256 (OCoLC)907657512 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=979402 EBSCOhost EBSC 979402 YBP Library Services YANK 12813289 Project MUSE MUSE muse46758 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL4398483 92 N$T 56195 56195