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Autor/in | Fishman, Joshua A. |
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Titel | Prospects for Reversing Language Shift (RLS) in Australia: Evidence from Its Aboriginal and Immigrant Languages. |
Quelle | In: Vox, (1992) 6, S.48-62 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1032-0458 |
Schlagwörter | Cultural Differences; Ethnic Groups; Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Language Maintenance; Language Usage; Multilingualism; Second Language Learning; Sociocultural Patterns; Sociolinguistics; Australia |
Abstract | Examines Australia's reverse language shift (RLS), presenting eight stages of RLS for immigrant-derived and Aboriginal languages and noting the severity of intergenerational dislocation. Aboriginal languages are dying quickly, and language shift continues in immigrant-based community languages. Steps to encourage second language learning are often unproductive regarding RLS. (SM) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |