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Peer reviewedLaitin, David D. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1987
Examines "linguistic normalization" (of Catalan in the Catalonia region of Spain) from a game-theory perspective, in which strategic interaction determines language shift. The linguistic assimilation of non-Catalan-speaking immigrants is less of a problem than is currently believed, although the conflict of interest among the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Dialects, Foreign Countries, Game Theory
Peer reviewedWaas, Margit – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1993
In a sociolinguistic study of nonpathological language loss, residents of German-speaking background who arrived in Australia between 1970 and 1981 were interviewed. Quantitative findings show an insignificant difference in favor of the second language, whereas qualitative feelings of competence in the first language had decreased. (Contains 27…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Foreign Countries, German, Immigrants
Peer reviewedHidalgo, Margarita – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1994
Describes the model of assimilation of native Mexican peoples to the broader mainstream. Bilingual education (BE), long used as a tool to facilitate language shift, is examined in the light of the superimposed discourse on national identity and nationalism. It is concluded that the demands of the Amerindians have been placated through the politics…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism
