Gender in language and life: A Dutch American example

This case study of language shift among turn-of-the-century Dutch Protestant immigrants highlights how language operates to create and reinforce social systems of meaning. The author describes how gender variations in language acquisition relate to social and economic positions of the migrants and t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gender issues 1999, Vol.17 (1), p.26-51
1. Verfasser:	Sinke, Suzanne M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	20th century Age Anthropology Attendance Case studies Christianity Compulsory Education Curricula Dialect Studies Dialects Dutch language Educational Background Elementary Education Elementary schools English English Language Ethnic Groups Ethnolinguistic Groups European Cultural Groups Females Gender Grammar History Immigrants Language Language acquisition Language Dominance Language Shift Language Usage Linguistics Literacy Minority & ethnic groups Noncitizens Participant Observation Perceptions Protestants Public Schools Religion Religious schools Role of Religion Scholarship School attendance School Holding Power Sex Differences Sexes Social Constructionism Social Reproduction Socioeconomic Status Turn of the Century United States of America War Women World War II Writers
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Zusammenfassung:	This case study of language shift among turn-of-the-century Dutch Protestant immigrants highlights how language operates to create and reinforce social systems of meaning. The author describes how gender variations in language acquisition relate to social and economic positions of the migrants and their age at arrival.
ISSN:	1098-092X 1936-4717
DOI:	10.1007/s12147-999-0009-5