Pennsylvania Dutch English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pennsylvania Dutch English is a dialect of English that has been influenced by Pennsylvania German. It is largely spoken in the South Central area of Pennsylvania, both by people who are monolingual ...
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The Amish speak Pennsylvania Dutch (a distant dialect of German) in their homes and use High German in their church services. Often Amish children will enter first grade before they learn to speak english.
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Of all the sections of the country, none would seem to come in for a greater share, nor even less picturesqueness, than the Pennsylvania-German, or the "Dutch," by which term they are even better known. ... While it may be a novelty to hear Pennsylvania- Germans speak in the "dialect," it is no less entertaining to hear,
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www.horseshoe.cc/pennadutch/culture/language/idioms.htm
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And, just as Pennsylvania Dutch itself includes some English words, so, vice versa, ... Coming home from work one evening to be told an English speaking person wished to see him, he let out a gusty sigh. "Ach, such a dog's lifel" he remarked disgustedly. "Work hard all day I must, then in the evening I speak English yet!" ;
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Here are a few examples of the ways in which grammar and word order are managed in everyday Pennsylvania Dutch speech. For “Outlanders”, anyone who is not Pennsylvania Dutch, these expressions of everyday speech can range from amusing ... If you don’t speak “Pennsylvania Dutch” in one of its multiple forms,
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The Pennsylvania Dutch generally speak American English. However, it is not uncommon to find German spoken in the home, especially among the older generation. Most linguists argue that the language of the Pennsylvania Dutch1 is a dialect of German and deserves further study.
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Popular Pennsylvania Dutch phrases and some Pennsylvania Dutch words are presented here with a look at how to speak the Pennsylvania Dutch language, which is a Germanic variety of the English language. It is an interesting and often very different version of spoken English you'll find interesting. ... Pennsylvania Dutch Words,
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The essay is filled with geographical and historical tidbits, tips on how to speak Pennsylvania Dutch and/or English with a Dutch accent and references to prominent Berks Countians such as novelist John Updike, whose father taught Strohecker at Shillington High.
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Lancaster County / Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Come linger in Lancaster County’s Pennsylvania Dutch Country, where the pace of life is slowed down and peaceful. Visit Amish roadside stands, farmer’s markets-even learn how to speak Pennsylvania Dutch.
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