American Indian English
Author | : Katharina Reese |
Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
Total Pages | : 29 |
Release | : 2010-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783640764570 |
ISBN-13 | : 3640764579 |
Rating | : 4/5 (579 Downloads) |
Download or read book American Indian English written by Katharina Reese and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,3, Free University of Berlin (John-F. Kennedy Institut für Nordamerikastudien), course: Linguistic Varieties and Language Practices in the USA, language: English, abstract: 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.