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Vernacular Literacy, English as a Language of Wider Communication, and Language Shift in American Samoa.
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Huebner, Thom – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1986
Presents a historical examination of language policy within the social, political, and economic context of language use in American Samoa. Currently, evidence suggests that American Samoa is experiencing both language shift and native language skill attrition. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Needs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries