the story of an American language Louden, Mark Laurence. creator text bibliography Electronic books. Electronic books. mdu 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource. "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people"--the Old Order Amish and Mennonites.Drawing on scholarly literature, three decades of fieldwork, and ample historical documents--most of which have never before been made accessible to English-speaking readers--this is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at this unlikely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"-- 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 Mark L. Louden. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us-pa 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 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General PE3102.P45 L68 2016eb 427/.9748 REL000000 LAN009000 Louden, Mark Laurence. (DLC) 2015006256 (OCoLC)907657512 9781421418292 1421418290 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=979402 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=979402 N$T 160120 20200709060341.0 ocn935326850 eng