Narratives of Immigration and Language Loss: Lessons from the German American Midwest

By Maris R Thompson

Book Overview

This book examines narratives of anti-German sentiment and language loss from German American communities in southwestern Illinois. The narratives and sociolinguistic practices illustrate the multiple ways that family members responded to periods of anti-German sentiment and constructed a past that gives coherence and meaning to the present.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498533825
• ISBN13: 9781498533829
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"