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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
Bruzzese, Giannia – 1977
A detailed analysis of an Italian-American woman's speech is presented, and her interlanguage patterns are discussed in relation to a pidginization hypothesis. Data are presented on the following speech characteristics of the woman: free speech negatives, interrogatives, and present and past tense constructions. Her language is shown to be…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, English (Second Language)
