Multiculturalism and Mother Tongue Maintenance--The Case of the Hungarian Diaspora in Queensland

Autor/in	Hatoss, Aniko
Titel	Multiculturalism and Mother Tongue Maintenance--The Case of the Hungarian Diaspora in Queensland
Quelle	In: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 27 (2004) 2, S.18-31 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0155-0640
Schlagwörter	Language Skill Attrition; Language Maintenance; Ethnicity; Multilingualism; Social Adjustment; Cultural Pluralism; Foreign Countries; Language Acquisition; Bilingualism; Hungarian; Language Planning; Immigrants; Language Minorities; Second Languages; Native Speakers; Public Policy; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachverfall; Sprachpflege; Ethnizität; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Soziale Anpassung; Kulturpluralismus; Ausland; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Bilingualismus; Ungar; Ungarisch; Sprachwechsel; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Sprachminderheit; Second language; Zweitsprache; Muttersprachler; Öffentliche Ordnung; Australien
Abstract	Multicultural policies and language policies claim to provide a favorable environment for the maintenance of immigrant languages. However, the relationship between multiculturalism and multilingualism is complex and contested. Rates of language loss and shift in Australia show that the multilingual heritage is very vulnerable even within the context of a highly multicultural society. This paper examines the effect of multicultural policies on the linguistic and cultural adjustment of the Hungarian diaspora in Queensland. The research contrasts two vintages of Hungarian migrants in terms of their acculturation strategies, attitudes to the host and source cultures, ethnic identity and language maintenance and shift patterns. The conclusions drawn have implications for the theoretical framework of language maintenance and shift, as well as additive vs subtractive bilingualism. Period of arrival is singled out as a main factor in influencing patterns of social adjustment, as well as language maintenance and shift. The paper argues that the wider social and policy context plays a significant role in the language development of ethnolinguistic minority communities. It provides some evidence that the Anglo-Celtic host society in Australia is seen as favorable for minority language maintenance, and this potentially leads to increased societal bilingualism. (Contains 3 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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