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Peer reviewedHaller, Hermann W. – Italica, 1987
Describes the high Italian speech variety commonly used by Italian Americans, based on a study of 39 Italian Americans that included interviews and questionnaires. Dialectal characteristics, convergence with English, and language maintenance and language shift in the Italian-American community are discussed. (CB)
Descriptors: Dialects, English (Second Language), Italian, Italian Americans
