Open Journal of Modern Linguistics

Volume 2, Issue 3 (September 2012)

ISSN Print: 2164-2818   ISSN Online: 2164-2834

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Saskatchewan Doukhobor Russian: A Disappearing Language

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DOI: 10.4236/ojml.2012.23012    4,531 Downloads   7,954 Views  Citations
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This paper introduces the history and surveys some features of Saskatchewan Doukhobor Russian, a near-extinct variety of the Russian language spoken in the Canadian prairie province of Saskatchewan. The paper also outlines the reasons for the language loss in Saskatchewan.

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Makarova, V. (2012). Saskatchewan Doukhobor Russian: A Disappearing Language. Open Journal of Modern Linguistics, 2, 90-96. doi: 10.4236/ojml.2012.23012.

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