Language Maintenance and Ethnic Survival: The Portuguese in New Jersey.

Stephens, Thomas M.

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ERIC Number: EJ395260

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Publication Date: 1989

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Language Maintenance and Ethnic Survival: The Portuguese in New Jersey.

Stephens, Thomas M.

Hispania, v72 n3 p716-20 Sep 1989

Examines the scope of Portuguese language maintenance and ethnicity in and around Newark, New Jersey, and analyzes social and linguistic situations that demonstrate how the relatively homogeneous immigrant group responded to external stimuli (educational, media, religious, and social) regarding language, culture, and ethnicity. (CB)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Ethnicity, Immigrants, Institutions, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Language Skill Attrition, Portuguese, Portuguese Americans, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey (Newark)

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