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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 reviewedPenalosa, Fernando – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1986
The hispanicization of Mayan immigrants in Los Angeles is explored, focusing on the patterns of usage of Mayan, Spanish, and English among men, women, and children, and the trend toward Spanish-English bilingualism. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Immigrants, Language Maintenance, Language Proficiency
