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Cookies, Coleslaw, and Stoops: The Influence of Dutch on the North American Languages
Cookies Coleslaw and Stoops The Influence of Dutch on the North American Languages
Author: Nicoline van der Sijs
From Santa Claus (after the Dutch folklore saint Sinterklaas) and his sleigh (the pronunciation of the Dutch slee is almost identical) 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. ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9789089641243
ISBN-10: 9089641246
Publication Date: 9/15/2009
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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