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de Haan, Germen – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1990
Critical analysis of three cases of grammatical borrowing of Frisian from Dutch leads to the specific conclusion that the Frisian grammatical system does not "Dutchify," and to general conclusions concerning the ways that minority languages can and cannot be influenced by dominant languages. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Dutch, Grammar, Language Dominance
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Kapanga, Andre Mwamba – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1992
The cross-cultural use of French in francophone Africa has resulted in creative linguistic and stylistic modifications reflecting the sensibilities, inherited cultural patterns, and disposition of its users. French is acquired in the sociocultural context of Africa and not the Christian, Franco-European intellectual milieu. Readers of literary…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Literature, Cultural Influences, Discourse Analysis
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Eastman, Carol M. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1992
Twelve papers on codeswitching are reviewed briefly in this introduction to a special journal issue. The following topics are covered: borrowing versus codeswitching, codeswitching in a political discourse context, situational uses. (16 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Cultural Pluralism, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Nelde, Peter H. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1987
Describes the characteristics of language conflict and examines the areas of emphasis in the literature, including multilingualism and linguistic identity, glottophagia and minority/majority relations, the danger of reliance on language censuses, conflict resolution/avoidance, and the importance of ecolinguistics in conflict description and for…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Ethnic Groups, Language Attitudes, Language Enrichment
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Aikio, Marjut – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1986
Language use among linguistic minorities of the Northern Calotte (areas of Norway, Sweden, and Finland that lie above the Arctic Circle) is reviewed from the perspective of history and ecology of language. Two case studies examining language shift in these areas, where Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, and Sami are spoken, are also considered.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Size, Descriptive Linguistics, Family History