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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
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
