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Elena Semenova; Daria Khanolainen; Yulia Nesterova – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Despite the high number of recognised Indigenous groups who are struggling to maintain their languages, cultures, and identities in Russia, there is little research done on the matters of cultural and linguistic revitalisation. This study sought to address this gap by exploring the views of two Indigenous groups, Karelian and Mari, on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations, Cultural Maintenance
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Dorjee, Tenzin; Giles, Howard; Barker, Valerie – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2011
Diasporic communities around the world regularly encounter challenges of preserving their identities and communication practices while adapting to their host social-cultural environment. Grounded in communication accommodation theory (CAT) and informed by recent research on deviance, this study investigated the relationships between Tibetan…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, Linguistic Theory
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Kumar, Nootan; Trofimovich, Pavel; Gatbonton, Elizabeth – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2008
Although it is commonly believed that language and culture are inexorably linked, the precise nature of this relationship remains elusive. This study investigated the hypothesis that a loss in language signals a loss in culture if language is considered a central value. This hypothesis was investigated by rating the Hindi and English proficiency…
Descriptors: Language Skill Attrition, Language Maintenance, Indo European Languages, Foreign Countries