Russian Language Studies in Canada and the USA

Research papers illustrate current directions in the study of the Russian language in Canada and the US, emphasizing language structure and dynamics, and regional themes pertinent to maintaining and acquiring the Russian language in North America. The topics include tracing emotions in Russian vowels, bi-nominative sentences in Russian, the effect of grammatical gender in Russian spoken-word recognition, the interlanguage system of low-proficiency heritage Russian speakers as a basis for fast language (re)building, cultural identities among Russian-speaking immigrants of the third and fourth wave and their effects on language attitudes, and effects of language development and structure of Canadian Doukhobor internal and external migrations. Distributed in the US by Books International, Inc. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Veronika Makarova is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages and Linguistics and the Interdisciplinary Linguistics Program Chair at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.