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Ferguson, Jenanne – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
This paper explores language ideologies and attitudes among both urban and rural speakers of Sakha (Yakut) in the Far Eastern region of the Russian Federation. Like other non-Russian languages in the Soviet era, Sakha was subject to many repressive and often contradictory policies; while today there is a sizeable, growing population of speakers…
Descriptors: Turkic Languages, Language Attitudes, Ideology, Native Speakers
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Monteagudo, Henrique; Muniain, Facundo Reyna – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
The present contribution focuses on the Galician-descendant community in the city of Buenos Aires. Its aim is to draw attention on the academic interest of research on the processes of assimilation to the language and identity of reception (in that case, Spanish) and maintenance or recovery of the language and identity of origin in the case of a…
Descriptors: Romance Languages, Immigrants, Acculturation, Spanish
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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
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Heller, Monica – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1992
Using data from ethnographic studies of the use of French and English in Ontario and Quebec in a variety of settings during 1978-90, this paper discusses language choice as a political strategy, especially for ethnic mobilization. Codeswitching is described in terms of individual communicative repertoires and community speech economies. (41…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), English, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries