intern journal sociology language ijsl 133 1998 international journal sociology language issue 133 1998 americans europe sociolinguistic perspective probes northern western europe edited gabrielle varro sally boyd mouton de gruyter berlin new york issue looks daily lives americans europe contacts establish permanent residents cope new languages whether maintain english transmit children attitudes selfperceptions change time according national social family contexts unique attempt analyze sociological historical political linguistic backdrop experience understood whether living part local scenery mixed couples americans residence individuals instances seen reflect particular status us world contents gabrielle varro sally boyd introduction probing background sally boyd north americans nordic region elite bilinguals sirkku latomaa english contact difficult language world linguistic situation americans living finland elizabeth lanza raising children bilingually norway pierre giancarli equilinguisme ou dominance le bilingualisme enfants de couples francoamericains en france et en angleterre gabrielle varro bilingualism survive second generation three generations french american families france susan fries different phases personal case study language adjustment children bilingualism david antal linguistic odyssey one family experience language shift cultural identity germany france anne sophie perriaux le qualificatif americain dans quelques textes francais 19751990 book review _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mouton de gruyter walter de gruyter inc postfach 30 34 21 200 saw mill river road d10728 berlin hawthorne ny 10532 germany usa fax 49 0 30 26005351 fax 1 914 7471326 email mouton degruyter de publications de gruyter also ordered via world wide web http www degruyter com