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'N Fonnie Bisnis

Autor Dirk Nieland
en Limba Engleză Mixed media product
This work is a celebration of Yankee-Dutch, the combination language unwittingly adopted by thousands of Holland-Americans after immigration. Written in English with Dutch spellings, 'N Fonnie Bisnis follows the adventures of Loe Verlak, the prototypical Dutch immigrant as he gets into all sorts of funny business roaming around the Dutch community. The fourteen vignettes touch on a wide variety of Dutch life, from Sunday school picnics through everyday jobs to the joys and trials of marriage.Included is a forward by George.G. Harper in plain English that places Nieland's book in its context as a glimpse into an ethnic enclave that has since been forever transformed by the passage of time. This title comes recommended for anyone interested in the story of Dutch Americans, their language and the landscape of a culture transformed.
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ISBN-13: 9780802831736
ISBN-10: 0802831737
Pagini: 150
Dimensiuni: 161 x 235 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

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This work is a celebration of Yankee Dutch, the colorful language adopted by thousands of Hollanders after immigrating to America. Written in a peculiar English with Dutch spellings, Dirk Nieland's "'n Fonnie Bisnis" recounts the humorous adventures of Loe Verlak, the prototypical Dutch immigrant, as he gets into all sorts of "funny business" around his community. Nieland's fourteen vignettes touch on a wide variety of Dutch life, from Sunday school picnics to everyday jobs to the joys and trials of marriage.

Including a foreword (in plain English) by George G. Harper and an extensive vocabulary chart, "'n Fonnie Bisnis" gives a picturesque glimpse into an ethnic enclave that has since been forever transformed by the passage of time. In this new edition the book along with its audio CD will continue to delight anyone interested in Dutch American people, language, and culture.


Notă biografică

Dirk Nieland (1886-1954) was born in the Netherlands and accompanied his parents in 1906 on the long immigrant journey to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Working in furniture manufacturing and eventually becoming an important business owner in the city, he was especially recognized for his sketches of Dutch life in America.