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Peer reviewedMcGregor, Graham; Li, Wei – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1991
Sociolinguistic patterns, including internal structuring and clinical norms and values, of Chinese communities in Britain are examined. The complexity of the composition of the Chinese population there are reported, and findings from a pilot study of language choice are discussed in the context of wide sociolinguistic issues Chinese people in…
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Direct linkStarks, Donna – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2005
This paper considers speakers' differing degrees of self-confidence in their bilingual abilities and their effects on reported language use and observed patterns of language choice. One hundred and twenty individuals from New Zealand's four largest Pasifika communities--Samoan, Cook Islands, Tongan and Niuean--reported on their self-confidence in…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers, Malayo Polynesian Languages
