Russkij jazyk pervogo i vtorogo pokolenija emigrantov, zhivuschix v SShA
Author
Polinsky, Maria
Metadata
Show full item recordCitation
Polinsky, Maria. 2010. “РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК ПЕРВОГО И ВТОРОГО ПОКОЛЕНИЯ ЭМИГРАНТОВ, ЖИВУЩИХ В США.” Slavica Helsingiensia 40: 336-352.Abstract
This paper documents and analyzes the language spoken by Russian immigrants in the USA in the early twenty-first century. The main distinction is between first- and second-generation speakers; the former arrived in the USA as adults, while the latter either arrived as very young children (roughly, before the age of five) or were born in the United States. The language of the first generation shows typical lexical changes observed in immigrant languages: lexical borrowings (including the borrowing of verbs, which serves as a sign of intense language contact), calquing, semantic blending, etc. In addition, first-generation immigrants also show some changes in word order and pronominal use. The language of the second generation, those who are considered heritage speakers of Russian, shows a greater influence of English and much stronger structural change. Of late, Russian heritage speakers have been increasingly interested in re-learning their language during their college years, and the paper suggests that such re-learning efforts should be enhanced. Despite their deficiencies, heritage speakers of Russian have significant advantages over second language learners of Russian, and it is important to build on those advantages in developing Russian language programs for Russians.Terms of Use
This article is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Open Access Policy Articles, as set forth at http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of-use#OAPCitable link to this page
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:35059945
Collections
- FAS Scholarly Articles [18292]
Contact administrator regarding this item (to report mistakes or request changes)