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| Autor/inn/en | Crago, Martha; Genesee, Fred |
|---|---|
| Titel | Who Speaks What Language and Why?: Language Use of Families in an Inuit Community. |
| Quelle | (1996), (12 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | English (Second Language); Eskimo Aleut Languages; Family Environment; Family Influence; Foreign Countries; French; Inupiaq; Language Patterns; Language Research; Language Role; Language Usage; Rural Areas; Second Languages; Uncommonly Taught Languages; Canada |
| Abstract | A study investigated language choice within families in a small (population 1,100) Inuit community in rural northern Quebec province (Canada). Since the settlement's formation 40 years ago, the population has become increasingly interethnic, with people speaking a mixture of Inuktitut, English, and French. Subjects were 23 couples with children aged 9-24 months, including 56 percent Inuit, 40 percent mixed heritage of Inuit with white, and 4 percent white. While all Inuit residents speak Inuktitut, it was found that only 76 percent spoke Inuktitut at home. Overall, 44 percent spoke Inuktitut only, 52 percent spoke mixed Inuktitut with English and/or French, and 4 percent spoke English only. Mixed couples often spoke a combination of languages. Case examples are offered of four couples: an Inuk mother and Inuk father using languages differentially with different children; a family with mixed-heritage mother and Inuk father consciously using English only; an Inuk mother and French father each using their second language, English, with each other, and a combination of languages with the children; and a mixed-heritage mother and English-speaking father using primarily English, but in which the mother uses Inuktitut with the children when alone with them. Issues emerging from these varying language situations are discussed. (MSE) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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