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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458290103321

Autore

Zhang Donghui <1976->

Titolo

Between two generations [[electronic resource] ] : language maintenance and acculturation among Chinese immigrant families / / Donghui Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2008

ISBN

1-59332-422-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

The new Americans

Disciplina

305.8951073

Soggetti

Chinese Americans - Cultural assimilation

Chinese Americans - Languages

Americanization

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-253) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Language maintenance, language shift and acculturation -- The socio-cultural context : Chinese immigrants in the US and in Philadelphia -- Access, research relationships and ethics -- Encountering two languages : varied bilingualism -- Language attitudes and heritage language maintenance -- Language maintenance and cultural participation -- Language maintenance: a social network perspective -- Policy and beyond.