Heritage Language and Dialect Maintenance among Slovene Immigrants and their Descendants in North America
Heritage Language and Dialect Maintenance among Slovene Immigrants and their Descendants in North America
Author(s): Nada ŠABEC, Mihaela KoletnikSubject(s): Cultural history, Comparative Linguistics, South Slavic Languages, Migration Studies
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas
Keywords: immigration; heritage language; mother tongue; dialect; Slovene- English language contact;
Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on Slovene-English language contact in North America. The general linguistic situation in two Slovene American/Canadian communities (Cleveland, Vancouver) is described, emphasizing the relationship between the degree of mother tongue/ heritage language maintenance of the immigrants and their descendants on the one hand and their sense of ethnic identity on the other. The historical, social and cultural aspects of Slovene immigration to the USA and Canada are addressed. This is followed by a detailed linguistic analysis of the data obtained through tape-recorded interviews from individual informants belonging to three generations.
Journal: Acta Linguistica Lithuanica
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 77
- Page Range: 219-236
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
