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Autor/in | Petrovic, John E. |
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Titel | Balkanization, Bilingualism, and Comparisons of Language Situations at Home and Abroad. |
Quelle | In: Bilingual Research Journal, 21 (1997) 2-3, S.233-54Infoseite zur Zeitschrift |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1523-5882 |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Acculturation; Bilingualism; Discriminatory Legislation; English Only Movement; Foreign Countries; Language Attitudes; Language Maintenance; Language Minorities; Official Languages; Social Discrimination; Socioeconomic Status; Belgium; Canada |
Abstract | English-only proponents cite linguistic divisions in Canada and Belgium as reason to avoid bilingualism. Data on language shift, language demographics, and language prestige indicate that the situations in these two countries are not comparable to the United States. A better lesson to draw from these two countries' experiences is that coercive language policies exacerbate division. (Contains 64 references.) (TD) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |