Founded in 1847 by religious separatists, the town of Pella in central Iowa is the stateOCOs oldest Dutch American colony, and its crafts, architecture, and celebrations reflect and perpetuate the Dutch heritage of its earlier residents. Through his intriguing blend of sociolinguistic research, regional history, and interviews with current speakers of Pella Dutch, Philip Webber examines the townOCOs rich cultural and linguistic traditions.aDrawing upon formal and informal interviews and conversations with more than 150 ...
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Founded in 1847 by religious separatists, the town of Pella in central Iowa is the stateOCOs oldest Dutch American colony, and its crafts, architecture, and celebrations reflect and perpetuate the Dutch heritage of its earlier residents. Through his intriguing blend of sociolinguistic research, regional history, and interviews with current speakers of Pella Dutch, Philip Webber examines the townOCOs rich cultural and linguistic traditions.aDrawing upon formal and informal interviews and conversations with more than 150 speakers of Pella Dutch, Webber uses the methods of language research to trace the vestiges of Dutch heritage left on the English spoken by local residents; to explain attitudes toward language and ethnicity that emerged in the twentieth century; and to document the vocabulary, linguistic forms, humor, and conversational patterns that characterize contemporary Pella Dutch. In addition, desiring to let his informants speak for themselves, he includes the playful jokes, proverbial observations, folk wisdom, childrenOCOs rhymes, riddles, and puzzles influenced by Pella Dutch.aWebberOCOs introduction to this expanded paperback edition provides new photographs, updated information about recent research and publications, examples of how Dutch continues to be spoken, and descriptions of the ways in which Pella continues to commemorate its linguistic and cultural heritage. Linguists, anthropologists, and historiansOCoas well as all those who enjoy PellaOCOs Tulip Time festival, its summertime fair or "kermis," the Dutch letters in its bakeries, and the early winter visit of SinterklaasOCowill appreciate WebberOCOs informed and engaging study of this unique Iowa community. "
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