Sino-Tibetan Languages, Romance Languages, Sociolinguistics, Afroasiatic (Hamito-Semitic) Languages, Immigration & Emigration - Oceania & Australasia, Linguistics & Semiotics - General & Miscellaneous
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Identifies factors and mechanisms operating in the processes of language maintenance and language shift in Melbourne, Australia, through the study of four languages and language communities present as a result of immigration. Languages studied are Arabic, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. Considers individual factors, group factors, and intragroup and intergroup relations, as well as policies and attitudes of the community into which they have all been received. Examines the role of such languages in constituting communities in Australia which may be based on language rather than national origin. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
July 1, 1999
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter & Co
Pages
386
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9783110165777