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Death of a Language, Birth of an Identity: Brittany and the Bretons.
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Jones, Mari C. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1998
Discusses the language situation in the region of Brittany in France, where the Breton language, a Celtic rather than Romance language, is dying out but a Breton ethnic identity is growing. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes
La influencia de "los de abajo" en tres procesos de cambio linguistico en el espanol de Morelia, Michoacan (The Influence of "the Underclass" on Three Processes of Linguistic Change in the Spanish of Morelia, Michoacan).
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Gutierrez, Manuel J. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1994
Examines the role of the educational and socioeconomic levels of the speakers in advancing linguistic change. The study reviews three grammatical phenomena found at distinct stages of change. Individuals at the lower socioeconomic and educational strata of society embrace innovations in language more readily than their affluent and educated…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Educational Status Comparison, Foreign Countries, Grammar
New Opportunities for the Study of Language Shift: The Anglicization of New England Language Minorities.
Veltman, Calvin J. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1979
Statistical data from the U.S. Census Bureau Survey of Income and Education reveals societal patterns of language shift. The data can confirm the adequacy of theories of the causality of language shift. Examination of the data indicates geographic regions where language shift has occurred and is likely to occur. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Language Attitudes, Language Research, Language Standardization
Language Problems as Reflected in Hebrew Poems for Children.
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Schwarzwald, Ora – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1988
A study of Hebrew poems for children revealed elements of the historical and sociolinguistic dilemmas encountered in the revival of spoken Hebrew, including conflicts concerning usage and change. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childrens Literature, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries
Language Choice among Ghanaians.
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Laitin, David; Mensah, Edward – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1991
Analysis of survey responses regarding Ghanaians' preferred language policy indicated that a "3+1" language policy, involving individuals' learning of a national, international, and local language, constitutes an equilibrium outcome, although some minority-language groups would need to learn a fourth language if their vernacular is…
Descriptors: African Languages, Akan, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Language Attitude and the Spread of Standard Chinese in China.
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Bai, Jianhua – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1994
A survey of 55 Chinese students and scholars visiting the United States investigated attitudes toward the spread of Putonghua, the standard variety of Chinese. Results indicate six categories of attitude, five supporting its spread. They also show a correlation of attitude with age, birthplace, current residence, and parents' occupation.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Chinese, Communication (Thought Transfer), Education