Revision with unchanged content. Identities are formed within specific cultural and societal contexts, and language is a very important tool for the formation and communication of these identities. Before people emigrate, they are usually not aware of how much their identities are products of one particular society, culture and language. Identities are not only expressed through language, but they are also shaped, confirmed and challenged by others within these particular societal and linguistic contexts. This book explores how acculturation levels and cultural identities of German immigrants are conveyed in discourse. The analysis of the data from group interviews with sixteen German immigrants who have resided in