The Global Importance of Midwestern Heritage Languages
Submitter: Mariagabriella Stuardi
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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/78118
Description
Title
The Global Importance of Midwestern Heritage Languages
Issue Date
2015-06-23
Keyword(s)
Humanities without Walls
language acquisition
language retention
German-American community
Pennsylvania German
language retention among generations
German immigration
Heritage Language
Geographic Coverage
Midwest
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Abstract
Immigration is a major global issue that continues to define the history and culture of the American Midwest. Learning a new language and preserving the old are central concerns for all immigrant communities. The project will focus on the dynamics of language acquisition, retention and loss among German-American communities in the Midwest.
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