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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Main Authors: Janne Bondi Johannessen, Joseph C. Salmons
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