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Peer reviewedHusband, Charles; Saifullah Khan, Verity – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1982
Critiques the concept of ethnolinguistic vitality developed by Giles, Bourhis, and Taylor. Argues that the dimensions of vitality outlined are ambiguous, and gross and inexact tools of analysis in their application. (EKN)
Descriptors: Demography, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Language Role
Peer reviewedGiles, H.; And Others – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1985
Addresses the issue of how ethnic groups cognitively represent some of the societal forces impinging upon them and relevant outgroups. The concept of vitality was used to measure Greek- and Anglo-Australians' construals of the sociostructural positions of their own group and of the other group. (SED)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Cross Cultural Studies, Demography, Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedOyetade, Solomon O. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Discusses a study on bilingualism and factors of ethnic identity in Saare/Tsaragi, a border area in Nigeria where two languages are used regularly. Interviews elicited information on language ability and use, language attitudes, and interethnic relations. Results indicate similar patterns between groups of bilingual ability and attitudes but…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Bilingualism, Demography, Economic Factors
