"Good old immigrants of yesteryear" who didn't learn English: Germans in Wisconsin

American Speech

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-283

  Wilkerson, Miranda E ^a   Salmons, Joseph ^b  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 54049092832     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-2008-020     Document Type: Review

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