Cookies, Coleslaw, and Stoops : The Influence of Dutch on the North American Languages
In 1609, the first Dutch settlers arrived in America and established trading posts, small towns, and forts up and down what we now call the Hudson River. To this day, American children are taught the thrilling history of the transformation of this settlement, New Netherland, and its capital, New Amsterdam, from landmark port into present-day New York State and the island of Manhattan. But, the Dutch legacy extended far beyond New York, as Cookies, Coleslaw and Stoops reveals. From Santa Claus (after the Dutch folklore saint Sinterklaas) and his sleigh (the pronunciation of the Dutch slee is al... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | BOOK |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2009 |
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Amsterdam University Press
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Schlagwörter: | History / United States / bisacsh:HIS036000 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29001358 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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