"The history of the Doukhobor
language in Canada is examined in the concluding chapter by Gunter
Schaarschmidt. The chapter also outlines some of the specific features of
Canadian Doukhobor Russian. In particular, the author illustrates an interplay between the colloquial and ritual functional styles in Doukhobor Russian. The unique features of Doukhobor Russian are explained by its largely oral traditon, relative geological isolation, deliberate resistance to the influence of Canadian English, and the influence of Ukrainian, dating mainly to the first generation of settlers in the province of Saskatchewan. This study is the first major work introducing the language history and structure of Doukhobor Russian."