Integration, Identity and Language Maintenance in Young Immigrants
Russian Germans or German Russians
Editors
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.
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society, 44] 2017. vii, 285 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements
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IntroductionLudmila Isurin and Claudia Maria Riehl | pp. 1–10
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Chapter 1. Russian-Germans: Historical background, language varieties, and language useClaudia Maria Riehl | pp. 11–40
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Chapter 2. Ethnic German and Jewish immigrants from post-Soviet countries in Germany: Identity formation and integration prospectsBarbara Dietz and Heike Roll | pp. 41–68
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Chapter 3. Generation 1.5 of Russian-speaking immigrants in Israel and in Germany: An overview of recent research and a German pilot studyLarissa Remennick | pp. 69–98
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Chapter 4. When networks tell just half the story: Social networks, language and social identity among Russian German and Russian Jewish migrants in GermanyVera Irwin | pp. 99–134
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Chapter 5. From Russian motherland to German fatherland: Young Russian immigrants in GermanyLudmila Isurin | pp. 135–158
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Chapter 6. Young Russian-German adults 20 years after their repatriation to GermanyKatharina Meng and Ekaterina Protassova | pp. 159–196
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Chapter 7. Language attitudes and linguistic skills in young heritage speakers of Russian in GermanyTanja Anstatt | pp. 197–224
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Chapter 8. Lost in transmission? Family language input and its role for the development of Russian as a heritage language in GermanyBernhard Brehmer and Tatjana Kurbangulova | pp. 225–268
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Conclusion. Integration, identity, and language maintenance in young immigrants: Future research directionsLudmila Isurin and Claudia Maria Riehl | pp. 269–280
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Index | pp. 281–285
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFB: Sociolinguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009050: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics