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Denman, Feargus – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
This article examines how Russian speakers in Ireland delimit and describe (their/the) Russian language in relation to representations of standard Russian. It is based on analysis of discussions conducted between speakers of Russian living in Ireland, facilitated by the Our Languages (2008-2011) research project, investigating multilingualism and…
Descriptors: Russian, Metalinguistics, Standard Spoken Usage, Foreign Countries
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O Riagain, Padraig – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994
Discusses strategies of social mobility involving education, occupational or residential change, and migration as well as the implications for language behavior of these strategies. The article assesses current theories of language maintenance and shift, drawing on network concepts and referring to change in an Irish-speaking community in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Census Figures, Change Strategies, Cultural Context