This exciting new dictionary contains the vocabulary used in "Es Nei Teshtament, " the Pennsylvania Deitsh translation of the New Testament. This dictionary will be a valuable tool not only for readers of "Es Nei Teshtament, " but for all those who speak Pennsylvania Deitsh. The new spelling system in this dictionary was developed through extensive surveys with potential readers by Hank Hershberger, translator of "Es Nei Teshtament." This spelling system makes Pennsylvania Deitsh easy to read and pronounce. If Pennsylvania Deitsh is not your mother tongue, this dictionary and the grammar explanations will help you to understand this dialect. If you are a native Pennsylvania Deitsh speaker, and have had difficulty writing or defining a Deitsh word to an English speaker, this dictionary will make it easier for you.

This new, first-ever dual language dictionary contains more than 21,000 Pennsylvania German words and their English counterparts. Dr. Stine has prepared a descriptive and not a prescriptive dictionary, in which the Lehigh-Northampton County variant of Pennsylvania German is the dominant version of the dialect. The author has taken care, however, to include significant differences from other areas, such as the Lancaster-York County and Schuylkill-Dauphin County regions. This dictionary documents, as much as possible, and even celebrates, regional variations in pronunciation and usage. - Introduction.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1. What Is Pennsylvania Dutch? -- CHAPTER 2. Early History of Pennsylvania Dutch -- CHAPTER 3. Pennsylvania Dutch, 1800-1860 -- CHAPTER 4. Profiles in Pennsylvania Dutch Literature -- CHAPTER 5. Pennsylvania Dutch in the Public Eye -- CHAPTER 6. Pennsylvania Dutch and the Amish and Mennonites -- CHAPTER 7. An American Story -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z

This dictionary includes many of the most common words used by the Amish and native speakers of Pennsylvania German (also known as PA-Deitsh or Pennsylvania Dutch). The spelling is the same style used in "Di Heilich Shrift" the Pennsylvania German Bible and "Es Nei Teshtament" the Pennsylvania German New Testament, as well as the Pennsylvania German workbook "Ich Kann PA Deitsh Shreiva." For anyone wanting to learn the Pennsylvania German language as it is spoken by the Amish today, this dictionary will be of great benefit.

This 2nd edition of "Schwetz mol Deitsch" features access to the authors¿ new online audio resource full of clips of native Pennsylvania Dutch speakers. The new text also has an answer key for all of those learning on their own as well as some edits from the 1st edition. This book stresses the four competencies of foreign language learning: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. This 2nd edition truly is one of the best ways to learn PA Dutch on your own! (2nd Edition. Masthof Press, 2017.)

A collection of studies on the role of English in German-speaking countries, covering a broad range of topics.

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