Integration, identity and language maintenance in young immigrants : Russian Germans or German Russians / edited by Ludmila Isurin, Claudia Maria Riehl.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2017]
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vi, 285 pages ; 25 cm.

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    • Impact, studies in language and society ; 44. [More in this series]
    • IMPACT: Studies in language and society, 1385-7908 ; volume 44
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    The volume presents a selection of contributions related to integration, adaptation, language attitudes and language change among young Russian-speaking immigrants in Germany. At the turn of the century, Germany, which defined itself as a mono-ethnic and mono-racial society, has become a country integrating various immigrant groups. Among those, there are three different types of Russian immigrants: Russian Germans, Russian Jews and ethnic Russians, all three often perceived as?Russians? by the host country. The three groups have the same linguistic background, but a different ethnicity, known as?nationality?, a separate entry in Russian official documents. This defined the immigration paths and the subsequent integration into German society, where each group strives to position itself in relation to two other groups in the same migrant space. The book discusses the complexities of belonging and (self-/other) assignment to groups as well as the attitude to language maintenance among young Russian-speaking immigrants.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    ISBN
    • 9789027258366 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    • 9027258368 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    LCCN
    2016054762
    OCLC
    965330080
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