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Germanic heritage languages in North America : acquisition, attrition and change /

This book presents new empirical findings about Germanic heritage varieties spoken in North America: Dutch, German, Pennsylvania Dutch, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, West Frisian and Yiddish, and varieties of English spoken both by heritage speakers and in communities after language shift. The volu...

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Other Authors: Johannessen, Janne Bondi (Editor), Salmons, Joe, 1956- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015]
Series:Studies in language variation.
Subjects:
Germanic languages > North America > History > Congresses.
Languages in contact > North America > Congresses.
Language acquisition > Congresses.
Germanic languages > Influence on English > Congresses.
English language > Influence on Germanic > Congresses.
Bilingualism > North America > Congresses.
Langues germaniques > Amérique du Nord > Histoire > Congrès.
Langues en contact > Amérique du Nord > Congrès.
Langage > Acquisition > Congrès.
Anglais (Langue) > Influence sur les langues germaniques > Congrès.
Langues germaniques > Influence sur l'anglais > Congrès.
Germanic languages > Influence on English
English language > Influence on Germanic
Bilingualism
Germanic languages
Language acquisition
Languages in contact
North America
Sociolinguistics
Language change
Germanic linguistics
Language variation
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings
History
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