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Peer reviewedSaint-Blancat, Chantal – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1985
Presents the data from a study of the Valdotan community in northern Italy which examined, according to Smelser's model of social and cultural change, the Valdotans' level of ethnolinguistic identification. Re-interprets this data according to Giles, Bourhis, and Taylor's theory of the interaction between the ethnolinguistic vitality and the…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, French, Language Role, Minority Groups
Peer reviewedGilhotra, Manjit S. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1985
Asserts that in order to participate in and contribute to the development of a cohesive multicultural society, it is not necessary for the members of minority groups to become monolingual speakers of English, and that the goal of a multicultural society should be to appreciate the value of each cultural group. (SED)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Diglossia, Language Maintenance, Language Role
