Pella Dutch : portrait of a language in an Iowa community
Title:
Pella Dutch : portrait of a language in an Iowa community
JLCTITLE245:
Philip E. Webber.
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st University of Iowa Press ed., expanded ed.
Publication Information:
Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2011.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxix, 163 pages) : illustrations, map
ISBN:
9781609380663
Series:
Abstract:
Founded in 1847 by religious separatists, the town of Pella in central Iowa is the state's 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 town's rich cultural and linguistic traditions. Drawing upon formal and informal interviews and conversations with more than 150 speakers of Pella Dutch, Webber uses the methods of language resear.
Local Note:
UAF Rasmuson Library Ebook Central subscription access.
UAS/JPL: EBSCO Academic Subscription.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface to the Paperback Edition; Preface; Part One: The People; Pella and Its Speakers; Vestiges of the Bilingual Heritage; Sociolinguistic Investigation in Pella: Selection of Sources; Questionnaire Respondents as Representatives of the Speaker Pool; Language Background; General Patterns of Language Use; Awareness of and Attitudes toward Language Use; Part Two: The Culture; Evolving Attitudes toward Language and Ethnicity; Eendracht Maakt Macht, or: Divide and Be Conquered; Who Are "We" and Who Are "They"?; The World Comes Knocking at the Door; "Surely Thou Art Also One of Them.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.