Pennsylvania German Language

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Pennsylvania German language (usually referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch, or simply as Dutch, in American English; usually referred to in Pennsylvania German as Deitsch, Pennsylvania Deitsch or Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch) is a variety of West Central German possibly spoken by more than 250,000 people in North America.It has traditionally been the language of many of the descendants of late 17th and early 18th century (AD) immigrants to the US states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and even North Carolina from southern Germany, eastern France and Switzerland. Although for many, the term 'Pennsylvania Dutch' is often taken to refer to the Old Order Amish and related groups exclusively,

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 132
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• ISBN-13: 9786130441081
• ISBN-10: 6130441088
• Artikelnr.: 28882949