I“taxi” for the Amish in our area and find that there is a variety of language use in my car. Some passengers chat almost exclusively in the Amish dialect except when they speak to me while others use English for the most part. One regular customer has apologized for speaking Amish in...
The Bahamas is a picturesque archipelago of more than 700 islands and caysin the Caribbeanand is where I spent some of my childhood, developing a quirky local accent that I couldn’t shake. It’s also where I learned of the existence of pink sandy beaches, and that Bahamians have an unri...
I“taxi” for the Amish in our area and find that there is a variety of language use in my car. Some passengers chat almost exclusively in the Amish dialect except when they speak to me while others use English for the most part. One regular customer has apologized for speaking Amish in...
Pennsylvania Dutchis generally not a written language. However, some attempts have been made to transcribe the language to a written form. Dictionaries have been compiled and some books written in the dialect. The language is a variety of German which also incorporates some English words – partic...
An Amish “taxi” driver observed the following on the use of English and Pennsylvania Dutch by her Amish customers. This anecdote nicely captures much of the dynamic of language use by the Amish: I“taxi” for the Amish in our area and find that there is a variety of language use in ...
An Amish “taxi” driver observed the following on the use of English and Pennsylvania Dutch by her Amish customers. This anecdote nicely captures much of the dynamic of language use by the Amish: I“taxi” for the Amish in our area and find that there is a variety of language use in ...