Pennsylvania Dutch: A Dialect of South German With an Infusion of English

"Pennsylvania Dutch: A Dialect of South German With an Infusion of English" by Samuel Stehman Haldeman is a late 19th-century academic exploration of the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, created by German immigrants in Pennsylvania. It examines how South German and English intertwined to form a distinct language, looking at its sounds, words, and sentence structure. The study begins by explaining why this dialect is important, noting its century-long growth within a mix of languages; it further explains the German immigration to Pennsylvania, where different dialects from areas like Rhenish Bavaria and Alsace came together to shape Pennsylvania Dutch, due to limited contact influencing language changes, paving the way for a detailed look at its sounds, words, and grammar.