Pennsylvania Dutch: A Dialect of South German With an Infusion of English

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880

Contributor:

Ellis, Alexander John, 1814-1890

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Pennsylvania Dutch: A Dialect of South German With an Infusion of English" by S. S. Haldeman is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the unique linguistic characteristics of Pennsylvania Dutch, a dialect formed by German-speaking immigrants to Pennsylvania, highlighting its blend of South German roots and English influences. The text delves into various aspects of the dialect, including its phonology, vocabulary, and syntax, making it a valuable resource for those interested in comparative philology and language evolution. The opening of the work introduces the rationale behind studying this dialect, emphasizing its formation over a century within a linguistically diverse community. It describes the historical context of German immigration to Pennsylvania and how various dialects from regions like Rhenish Bavaria and Alsace contributed to the development of Pennsylvania Dutch. The author outlines the influences of limited interactions among the largely agricultural immigrant populations, which led to distinct linguistic changes, thus setting the stage for a detailed examination of phonology, vocabulary, and syntax in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by David Starner, Matthias Grammel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2015-03-05