Russian Diaspora : Culture, Identity, and Language Change.

Russian Diaspora : Culture, Identity, and Language Change.

The book presents a broad interdisciplinary perspective on the contemporary Russian immigration to three countries: the United States, Germany, and Israel. The changes and transformations in three domains, i.e., cultural perception, self-identification, and attitudes to first language maintenance, a...

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Main Author: Isurin, Ludmila
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, Inc., 2011.
Subjects:
Linguistic minorities.
Language maintenance.
Code switching (Linguistics)
Immigrants > Russia (Federation)
Language and culture.
Immigrants
Language and culture
Language maintenance
Linguistic minorities
Russia (Federation)
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; Preface; Table of contents; Introduction; 1. Russian immigration: The third wave; 2. Theoretical framework and methodology; 3. ''Prodigal children'' of Mother Russia; 4. Culture: Change of the cultural perception; 5. Culture: Individualism versus collectivism; 6. In search of ''self '': Self-identification and identity transformation among Russian immigrants; 7. Sense of belonging; 8. Language change and language maintenance; Conclusion; References; Index.

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