Linguistic Demography: Interpreting the 1989 Census Results in Vanuatu.

Crowley, Terry

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ERIC Number: EJ488114

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Linguistic Demography: Interpreting the 1989 Census Results in Vanuatu.

Crowley, Terry

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v15 n1 p1-16 1994

Results of a study of language ability from the first census in the republic of Vanuatu in Melanesia are reported. They show that it is necessary to consider a wide range of demographic information to be able to estimate how many people speak a particular vernacular. (Contains 12 references.) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Census Figures, Cultural Pluralism, Demography, Dialects, Foreign Countries, Language Skills, Malayo Polynesian Languages, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Vanuatu

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