Shift in the Use of Migrant Community Languages in Australia

Autor/inn/en	Karidakis, Maria; Arunachalam, Dharma
Titel	Shift in the Use of Migrant Community Languages in Australia
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 37 (2016) 1, S.1-22 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2015.1023808
Schlagwörter	Language Usage; Language Maintenance; Immigrants; Educational Attainment; Foreign Countries; Trend Analysis; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Skill Attrition; Family Environment; Gender Differences; Correlation; Place of Residence; Urban Areas; Second Languages; Language Research; Sociolinguistics; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachgebrauch; Sprachpflege; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ausland; Trendanalyse; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachverfall; Familienmilieu; Geschlechterkonflikt; Korrelation; Wohnort; Urban area; Stadtregion; Second language; Zweitsprache; Sprachforschung; Soziolinguistik; Australien
Abstract	In this paper, we first explore the trends in the maintenance of migrant community languages among the first generation migrants and then the socio-economic variation in the shift in use of community languages. Our analysis showed that language shift to English among first generation migrants has not been uniform, with some migrant groups adopting English as a home language at a much faster rate than others. Gender and duration of residence had strong association with language shift; languages of migrant groups of the pre-1980 period have not been maintained as well as that of later arrivals. Place of residence and the distribution of a linguistic community also provided opportunities for language maintenance as migrants residing in major capital cities in Australia tended to better maintain their community language. Finally, higher level of education was associated with lower likelihood of speaking a community language at home. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01