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Peer reviewedMaher, Julianne – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1984
Presents evidence for a causal relationship between particular sociolinguistic contexts and a direction of language change in morphosyntax by identifying a class of contact languages that are similar. They are similar in that they are 'lower' languages used in multilingual diglossic speech communities that are isolated from the standard and…
Descriptors: Diglossia, Language Role, Language Variation, Morphology (Languages)
Peer reviewedBai, Jianhua – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1994
A survey of 55 Chinese students and scholars visiting the United States investigated attitudes toward the spread of Putonghua, the standard variety of Chinese. Results indicate six categories of attitude, five supporting its spread. They also show a correlation of attitude with age, birthplace, current residence, and parents' occupation.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Chinese, Communication (Thought Transfer), Education
