Language and Ethnicity

Abstract

In this chapter, the multifaceted phenomena of cultural ethnic identity and of linguistic shifts, as they pertain to “Greeks” in North America, in general, and in Canada, in particular, will be traced. Emphasis will be placed on the issue of the possibility of shift reversal, which will allow us to discern: first, the similarities and differences existing between the North American and the “Greek” reality, second, the nature and the scope of past reversals facilitating governmental/nongovernmental interventions, and third, the evaluation of the effectiveness of strategies for dealing with cultural and linguistic shift both in Greece and what we call “abroad.”