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Williams, Colin H., Ed. – 1991
Papers on the situation of linguistic minorities in Western Europe and Canada include: "Linguistic Minorities: West European and Canadian Perspectives" (Colin H. Williams); "Geographical Aspects of Minority Language Situations in Italy" (Paul White); "Defining the Gaeltacht: Dilemmas in Irish Language Planning" (Reg…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Culture Conflict, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries
James, Clive – 1988
A study of the usage patterns and role of Scottish Gaelic in communities throughout Scotland is presented. Results suggest that in order to preserve and enhance the prestige of the language and its literature, the economic viability of those communities must be maintained. A link is observed between: (1) pride in the language and the distinctive…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Development, Diachronic Linguistics, Economic Progress
Download full textLincoln-Porter, Felicia – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1993
Aspects of state planning for language in education in Arkansas are examined and of several models of language planning that illuminate this case are analyzed. Information was gathered on language minority populations in Arkansas from census data, reports, and public and private sources. From this, an overall picture of language planning in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Sandefur, John R. – 1986
A study of North Australia's Kriol language situation identifies the language, its speakers, its functions, and the sociopolitical factors in its emergence as an autonomous language. The first chapter reviews the development of the linguistic field concerning pidgins and creoles, looking especially at the concepts developed to explain the rise and…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Bilingualism, Creoles, Descriptive Linguistics
Veltman, Calvin – 1988
A broad-bases study of the ways in which Hispanics in the United States are dealing with the English language is presented. The report analyzes the latest reliable language data collected by the U.S. census, including the 1980 national census, and finds a steady shift in language usage from Spanish to English among immigrants and native-born…
Descriptors: Demography, Employment, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
PDF pending restorationStanley, John – 1996
The report describes an Ontario (Canada) project to establish standards for the written and oral languages of its natives, including two language families and 13 languages still present in the province. The project has two streams: (1) a series of language conferences intended to establish consensus within an entire community regarding standard…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Canada Natives, Dictionaries, Etymology
PDF pending restorationKrauss, Michael E. – 1980
Three papers (1978-80) written for the non-linguistic public about Alaska Native languages are combined here. The first is an introduction to the prehistory, history, present status, and future prospects of all Alaska Native languages, both Eskimo-Aleut and Athabaskan Indian. The second and third, presented as appendixes to the first, deal in…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Languages, Athapascan Languages, Bilingual Education
