Hungarian Language Maintenance in the United States
Author : Joshua A. Fishman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 18,10 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780700708628
Hungarian Language Contact Outside Hungary
Author : Anna Fenyvesi
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 20,45 MB
Release : 2005-06-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027294461
Book Description
In Communist times, it was impossible to do sociolinguistic work on Hungarian in contact with other languages. In the short period of time since the collapse of the Soviet bloc, Hungarian sociolinguists have certainly done their very best to catch up. This volume brings together the fruits of their work, some of which was hitherto only available in Hungarian. The reader will find a wealth of information on many bilingual communities involving Hungarian as a minority language. The communities covered in the book are located in countries neighboring Hungary (Austria, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and Ukraine) as well as overseas (in Australia and the United States). Several of the chapters discuss material derived from the Sociolinguistics of Hungarian Outside Hungary project. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on how the language use of Hungarian minority speakers has been influenced by the majority or contact language, both on a sociolinguistic macro-level as well as on the micro-level. In the search for explanations, particular attention is given to typological aspects of language change under the conditions of language contact.
Hungarian Language Contact Outside Hungary
Author : Anna Fenyvesi
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 25,62 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027218582
Book Description
In Communist times, it was impossible to do sociolinguistic work on Hungarian in contact with other languages. In the short period of time since the collapse of the Soviet bloc, Hungarian sociolinguists have certainly done their very best to catch up. This volume brings together the fruits of their work, some of which was hitherto only available in Hungarian. The reader will find a wealth of information on many bilingual communities involving Hungarian as a minority language. The communities covered in the book are located in countries neighboring Hungary (Austria, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and Ukraine) as well as overseas (in Australia and the United States). Several of the chapters discuss material derived from the Sociolinguistics of Hungarian Outside Hungary project. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on how the language use of Hungarian minority speakers has been influenced by the majority or contact language, both on a sociolinguistic macro-level as well as on the micro-level. In the search for explanations, particular attention is given to typological aspects of language change under the conditions of language contact.
Hungarian Language Maintenance in the United Sates
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 44,72 MB
Release : 1966
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
National Defense Language Development Program
Author : United States. Office of Education
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 12,46 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Languages, Modern
ISBN :
Book Description
Language Maintenance Within an American Ethnic Community
Author : Alexandra Roceric
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 20,23 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Bilingualism
ISBN :
Book Description
Dr. Roceric conducted research between 1975 to 1981. She interviewed more than 240 Americans of Romanian descent in communities including Detroit, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; New York, New York; and South St. Paul and St. Paul, Minnesota. Roceric documents her research process, gives examples of responses to questions during her interviews, discusses language use and preservation among different groups of immigrants (1st generation, 2nd, etc.) and concludes that Romanian-Americans maintain their ethnic language for reasons related to pride and identity. Her questionnaire and a Selected Bibliography are included.
Linguistic Interference and First-language Attrition
Author : Gergely Toth
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 22,45 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780820463483
Book Description
Studies on the interaction of languages are gaining importance in today's world, which is characterized by accelerated migration and increasing cultural exchange. In contrast to most research in this field, which concentrates on one embedded language against a matrix language, Gergely Tóth examines the linguistic behaviors in two immigrant speech communities, German and Hungarian, against the background of English. The results of linguistic interference and the ongoing attrition process in these communities are the main focus of this book. By offering a thorough description of linguistic, biographical, and sociolinguistic data spanning three generations in each community, and by contrasting the findings and the detailed error statistics yielded by 500 sentences from each of these two non-related embedded languages, this work contributes to our understanding of contact linguistic mechanisms and sheds light on specific grammatical and lexical features that are most prone to attritional forces. An in-depth historical portrayal of these two speech communities in San Francisco and a complete list of the 1,000 sentences with all identified speaker errors complement the volume.
Language Maintenance and Language Death
Author : Karen A. Roesch
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 15,96 MB
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027275033
Book Description
This book provides the first extensive description of Texas Alsatian, a critically-endangered Texas German dialect, as spoken in Medina County in the 21st century. The dialect was brought to Texas in the 1840s by colonists recruited by French entrepreneur Henri Castro and has been preserved with minimal change for six generations. Texas Alsatian has maintained lexical, phonological, and morphosyntactic features which differentiate it from the prevalent standard-near varieties of Texas German. This study both describes its grammatical features and discusses extra-linguistic factors contributing to the dialect’s preservation or accelerating its decline, e.g., social, historical, political, and economic factors, and speaker attitudes and ideologies linked to cultural identity. The work’s multi-faceted approach makes its relevant to a broad range of scholars such as dialectologists, historical linguists, sociolinguists, ethnographers, and anthropologists interested in language variation and change, language and identity, immigrant dialects, and language maintenance and death.
Ethnic Broadcasting in the United States
Author : Theodore C. Grame
Publisher :
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,35 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Ethnic groups
ISBN :
Book Description
Culture and Customs of Hungary
Author : Oksana Ritz-Buranbaeva
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,42 MB
Release : 2011-09-22
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
This book provides a one-stop introduction to the history, culture, and personalities of Hungary, a fascinating country located at the heart of Europe and born at the crossroads of civilizations. Hungary today is most certainly a Central European nation in terms of a modern geopolitical and cultural understanding of Europe. Additionally, it has occupied a central position in the constellation of European kingdoms for centuries. The story of Hungary is about a country at the heart of Europe, geographically as well as culturally, and of a people quite distinct from their eastern and western neighbors yet irrevocably intertwined with them in terms of their histories and futures. Culture and Customs of Hungary is an absolute must-have for high school, public, and undergraduate library bookshelves. Readers will explore Hungary's fascinating contemporary life and culture in this unique and all-encompassing reference work that highlights the most important Hungarian historical personalities and explains their role in the development of Hungarian culture and society, as well as their standing in modern Hungary. Topics covered include history; art, including literature, architecture, film, and music; customs and traditions; modern society and culture; media; gender roles; language; and religion.
