ISBN:
0888641184
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9780888641182
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xv, 139 p)
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ill., music, ports
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24 x 28 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Saint-Lazare, Quebec Gibson Library Connections 2008 Canadian electronic library. Books collection Electronic document; Available by subscription via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Windmill turning
DDC:
398.2/04394
Keywords:
Mennonites Folklore
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Folk literature, Low German
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Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Part One. Western Canadian Mennonites""; ""Introduction""; ""1 A Unique History""; ""2 A Distinct Language""; ""3 A Rich Folklore""; ""4 Some Thoughts on Plautdietsch Orthography""; ""Key to Plautdietsch Pronunciation""; ""Notes""; ""Part Two. Plautdietsch Folklore""; ""5 Rhymes of the Homelands""; ""6 Nursery Rhymes""; ""7 Nursery Games""; ""8 Children's Games""; ""9 Songs""; ""10 Riddles, Jokes, and Tongue-Twisters""; ""11 Maxims About Marriage and Raising Children""; ""12 Maxims for Housewives""; ""13 Maxims for Farmers""
Description / Table of Contents:
""14 Maxims About the Vicissitudes of Life""""15 Maxims About Daily Behavior""; ""16 Comparisons""; ""17 Other Expressions""; ""18 One-Word Characterizations""; ""Appendix""; ""GRAMMAR AND USAGE""; ""BASIC VOCABULARY""; ""FURTHER READING""; ""INDEX TO FIRST LINES""; ""PLAUTDIETSCH""; ""A""; ""B""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""W""; ""ENGLISH""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""; ""Y""
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-136) and index
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Electronic document; Available by subscription via World Wide Web
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