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Lin, Jenn-Shann; Stanford, L. Marckworth – Bilingual Review, 1983
The bicultural and bilingual family patterns and language acquisition patterns of 24 upper middle class children of foreign-born Chinese parents are outlined. Findings suggest two bilingual development patterns, one for children born in Canada or immigrating before school age, and the other for those immigrating during school years. (MSE)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Advantaged, Bilingualism, Children
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Myers, Muriel – Anthropological Linguistics, 1978
Examines acculturation patterns in the language of Samoans in San Francisco. (AM)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anthropological Linguistics, Cultural Context, English
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Cohen, Rosalie; And Others – Sociological Quarterly, 1968
Analysis of approximately 5,000 words and phrases of the "hard core poor" is the basis of an attempt to develop a taxonomy of their language usage. The authors examine the problem of culture differences from mainstream society. "This approach assumes that basic beliefs about relevant social reality will be reflected in a group's choice of rules…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Acculturation, Classification, Cultural Background
Regan, John – 1967
Noting the close relationship among language, thought, culture, personality, and self awareness, anthropological linguistics acknowledges the powerful and real function language styles play in human life, the close attachment between the individual and his natural manner of speech, and the sensitivity that surrounds an individual's attachment to…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anthropology, Compensatory Education, Educational Problems
Wolfson, Nessa, Ed.; Judd, Elliot, Ed. – 1983
The following are included in this collection of essays on patterns of rules of speaking, and sociolinguistics and second language learning and teaching: "How to Tell When Someone Is Saying 'No' Revisited" (Joan Rubin); "Apology: A Speech-Act Set" (Elite Olshtain and Andrew Cohen); "Interpreting and Performing Speech Acts in a Second Language: A…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Students, Attitudes, Code Switching (Language)