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Peer reviewedGynan, Shaw N. – Journal of Sociolinguistics, 1998
Discusses migration patterns and language maintenance in Paraguay, where the majority of the population are speakers of Guarani, an indigenous South American language. Careful examination of Paraguayan census data reveals that Spanish-Guarani bilingualism is not nearly as widespread as claimed. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Census Figures, Foreign Countries, Guarani
