American Indian English: Background and Development

Seminararbeit , 2009 , 20 Seiten , Note: 2,3

Amerikanistik - Linguistik

When the first Europeans came to America, there existed more than 500 different Native American and Alaska Native languages. Through the contact with the English language and Euro-American cultures, the usage of indigenous languages started to decline. But it had an influence on the way Native Americans started speaking English.

• Hochschule: Freie Universität Berlin (John-F. Kennedy Institut für Nordamerikastudien)
• Veranstaltung: Linguistic Varieties and Language Practices in the USA
• Note: 2,3
• Autor: Katharina Reese (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
• Seiten: 20
• Katalognummer: V162754
• ISBN (eBook): 9783640764495
• ISBN (Buch): 9783640764570
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: American, Indian, English, Background, Development