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Barker, George C. – 1972
An inquiry into how language functions in the life of a bilingual minority group in process of cultural change, this study investigated the acculturation and assimilation of individuals of Mexican descent living in Tucson, Arizona. Specifically, the language usage and interpersonal relations of individuals from representative families in the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Area Studies, Bilingualism, Family (Sociological Unit)
Skrabanek, R. L. – Civil Rights Digest, 1971
An examination of language retention among the Mexican Americans and the factors involved in their language maintenance despite pressure from a dominant American society strongly supporting the use of the English Language. (JM)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingualism, Field Studies, Language Maintenance
Olstad, Charles, Ed. – 1968
These Reports deal with the American English, Texan Spanish, and Navajo languages and cultures. "English in Bilingual Education" by Elizabeth Ott describes the history of education in the Southwest and examines the concept and many forms of bilingualism. An example of a possible bilingual instructional program is given. "The Spanish…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Culture, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
Saltarelli, Mario – 1975
This is a study of three contiguous generations of the extended families of Olivo and Atilano that emigrated from Central Mexico to Illinois. The general purpose of the investigation is to describe the development of the home language (Spanish) in an emigrant environment by concentrating on the generation as a transitional stage. In particular,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Code Switching (Language), English (Second Language), Generation Gap