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Peer reviewedHolmes, Janet – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1993
Among both first- and second-generation immigrant groups in New Zealand and Australia, women maintain the ethnic language (EL) longer than men. Compared with men's networks, women's networks encourage more extensive use of EL in social interactions, and women value the social and affective functions expressed by EL. (Contains 71 references.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHolmes, Janet – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Evaluates methods used by New Zealand researchers on language maintenance and shift among ethnic minorities to collect data on community languages. Points out that there are many communities in that country whose patterns of language use are mostly unknown. Makes a case for the social, cultural, and educational benefits of research on community…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Chinese, Data Collection, Ethnic Groups
Holmes, Janet – 1997
A study examined how government administrators in New Zealand construct their professional identities and power relationships, and how this identity is reflected in patterns of discourse and strategies of interaction. Three levels of discourse analysis (speech functions; discourse strategies; and linguistic forms) and their components and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis, Department Heads, Discourse Analysis
