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An Exploration of the Relationship between Language Attitudes and Ideologies in a Study of Francophone Students of English in Cameroon
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Dyers, Charlyn; Abongdia, Jane-Francis – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2010
What are the similarities and differences between the concepts "language attitudes" (LAs) and "language ideologies" (LIs)? The need to answer this question arose from a study done by Abongdia in Cameroon with Francophone high school students of English to determine their attitudes towards English as well as their motivation for…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Ideology, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries
Models and Stereotypes of Ethnicity and of Language.
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LePage, R. B.; Tabouret-Keller, A. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1982
Examines stereotypes of both race and language as to the bases upon which they rest in popular thinking and in classical anthropology and linguistics. Suggests a need for fresh models to accommodate a dynamic relationship between social stereotypes and ethnic and linguistic focusing. (EKN)
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Creoles, Ethnic Stereotypes, Ethnicity