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Peer reviewedHolmes, Janet; And Others – Applied Linguistics, 1993
Drawing on the results of sociolinguistic research in three ethnically different communities in Wellington, New Zealand, this paper explores and illustrates the process of language shift and language revival. Members of the Greek, Tongan, and Chinese communities were interviewed; and data were collected on their language proficiency, patterns of…
Descriptors: Chinese, Data Collection, Foreign Countries, Greek
Peer reviewedStalker, James C. – Applied Linguistics, 1989
Current research supports the notion that language users make both unconscious and conscious choices when accommodating their language for public use, incorporating regional and social distinctions as well as notions of correctness and acceptability. Such decisions occur at the level of communicative competence and become part of the communicative…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Dialects, Language Attitudes
