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Barker, Valerie; Giles, Howard – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2002
Using vitality theory as a framework, investigates whether support for English-only policies among Anglo-Americans is related to perceptions about growing Latino group vitality and the presence of Spanish in the linguistic landscape. Conducted a telephone survey in Santa Barbara, California. Found Anglo-Americans' perceptions of growing latino…
Descriptors: English Only Movement, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants, Official Languages