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Panicacci, Alessandra; Dewaele, Jean-Marc – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2017
The majority of multilinguals immersed in different cultures report feeling different when switching languages. Although the influence of personality on self-perceptions has been investigated, little attention has been paid to acculturation aspects. The present study is based on a mixed-method approach combining questionnaire and interview data.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Personality Traits, Immigrants, Mental Health
Witzel, Anne; Chapman, Rosemary – 1969
This ungraded, annotated bibliography includes books of history and society, literature and culture and a special section devoted to the southern part of Italy. Filmstrips, slides and films are listed in the audiovisual materials bibliography. Also included is a list of sources of books and audio-visual materials that are included in a multi-media…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, European History, Immigrants
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Pane, Remigio U. – International Migration Review, 1975
This is a brief extract from a complete Bibliography of United States and Canadian Doctoral Dissertations on Italian subjects, comprising more than 3000 items and covering the 110-year period from 1863 through 1974. (Author)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Doctoral Dissertations, Ethnic Groups, Immigrants
Fortier, Anne-Marie – 1991
A study investigated the choice of language (French, English, or Italian) for different activities and with different individuals among second-generation Italians in Quebec through interviews with 12 adults. The report first provides a sociolinguistic profile of the subjects and identifies the social factors associated with language choice in…
Descriptors: Adults, Code Switching (Language), English, Foreign Countries
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Vizmuller-Zocco, Jana – Italica, 1995
Examines the transplantation of dialects of Italian abroad, particularly to Canada. Argues that any discussion of the language of immigrants from Italy has to start from the premise that they brought their dialect, not Italian, to their new home. Conclusions indicate that "Italo-Canadian" shares many linguistic characteristics with…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Grammar, High School Students
Frescura, Marina – 1995
A study investigated the linguistic behavior of three groups of speakers in reacting to accusatory complaints: (1) native speakers of Italian residing in Italy (SI); (2) native speakers of Canadian English residing in Toronto (CE); and (3) speakers of Italian residing in Toronto, first-generation immigrants, defined as speakers of Italian as a…
Descriptors: Conflict, Culture Contact, English, English (Second Language)
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Munro, Murray J.; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1996
Examines the English vowel productions of native speakers of Italian who immigrated to Canada between 2 and 23 years of age and of native English speakers from the same community. Findings reveal an increase in perceived accentedness on every vowel as a function of increasing age of arrival as well as high intelligibility scores for English vowels…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Age, Analysis of Variance, Audiotape Recordings