Isurin, Ludmila.

Russian diaspora culture, identity, and language change / [electronic resource] : by Ludmila Isurin. - Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter Mouton, 2011. - xv, 234 p. : ill. - Contributions to the sociology of language, 99 1861-0676 ; . - Contributions to the sociology of language ; 99. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230) and index.

Russian immigration: the third wave -- Theoretical framework and methodology -- Prodigal children of Mother Russia: background information on Russian immigrants -- -- Culture: change of the cultural perception -- Culture: individualism versus collectivism -- In search of self: self-identification and identity transformation among Russian immigrants -- Identity: sense of belonging -- Language change and language maintenance.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781934078457 (electronic bk.)




Linguistic minorities.
Language maintenance.
Code switching (Linguistics)
Immigrants--Russia (Federation)
Language and culture.


Electronic books.

P119.315 / .I88 2011

305.891/71