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Narratives of Immigration and Language Loss: Lessons from the German American Midwest

Narratives of Immigration and Language Loss: Lessons from the German American Midwest

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LinguisticsGeneral EducationGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 1498533825
ISBN13: 9781498533829
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Sep 11 2019
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book examines narratives of anti-German sentiment and language loss from German American communities in southwestern Illinois. The narratives and sociolinguistic practices illustrate the multiple ways that family members responded to periods of anti-German sentiment and constructed a past that gives coherence and meaning to the present.

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