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Edwards, John – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1990
Presents an approach to a typological outline for categorizing minority-language situations in such areas as speaker, language, and setting juxtaposed with dimensions including sociology, linguistics, and psychology. (36 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Language Research, Language Typology, Linguistic Theory, Minority Groups
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Huls, Erica; Backus, Ad; Klomps, Saskia; Jorgensen, Jens Normann – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2003
Proposes four different operationalizations of the basic hypothesis of politeness theory, ranging from the possibility that linguistic choices are determined by social norms to one allowing considerable freedom of choice for individual language users. Reports on a questionnaire carried out with adolescents in two urban multicultural areas:…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Danish, Foreign Countries, Intergroup Relations
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Gysels, Marjolein – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1992
The motives for the integration of French elements into Lubumbashi Swahili are investigated. Based on an analysis of three different texts, it is argued that the mixing process is carefully regulated and controlled to serve several communicative functions. (18 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Foreign Countries, French, Language Usage
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Giles, Howard; And Others – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1990
Explores several models of cognitive and structural perspectives involving minority-language situations, and attempts to integrate them into a framework of predictive propositions that elaborate psychosocial climates of maintenance, majority-minority encounter, and interactive strategies. (65 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Language Dominance, Language Maintenance, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
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Grin, Francois – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1990
A brief survey of existing contributions about language by economists is presented. An explanation is given of the fundamental economic reasoning on which minority language use can be modeled, and the presentation of a model of minority language use incorporating such aspects as goods, wage rates, prices, and the labor market is described.…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economic Research, Language Research, Language Usage
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Kotsinas, Ulla-Britt – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1988
Posits two hypotheses arising from the great immigration to Sweden and the immigrants' use and learning of Swedish: (1) Swedish as used by immigrant children may show certain features, related to a creolization process; and (2) the Swedish language may in future show signs of influence from the varieties used by persons with immigrant background.…
Descriptors: Children, Dialects, Immigrants, Interlanguage
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de Vries, John – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1990
Presents a demographic approach to the study of linguistic minorities, focusing on major analytical issues, particular data needs, and research possibilities. The approach's potential in the study of second-language acquisition, language maintenance, and shift pertaining to linguistic minorities is illustrated. (40 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Demography, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Minority Groups
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Bentahila, Abdelali; Davies, Eirlys E. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1993
Controversies surrounding approaches to language revival could be reduced if a clear distinction were recognized between two possible goals of language revival: the process of restoration and the process of transformation. A survey of methods adopted by various revivalists supports the conclusion that achieving transformation is more likely.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Foreign Countries, Language Research, Language Skill Attrition
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Fishman, Joshua A. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1990
A brief description of factors affecting the generally neglected study of reversing language shift (RLS) is presented. and An eight-step model for building and planning such research, taking into consideration such influences as community and neighborhood, family, and school, is described. (CB)
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Language Research
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Anderson, A. B. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1990
Synthesizes theoretical typologies in the fields of ethnic relations, ethnonationalism, and sociolinguistics into a sociopolitical framework for analyzing various types of ethnolinguistic minority situations. Particular reference is made to minority situations in Europe, North America, and developing countries. (35 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
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Goncz, Lajos; Kodzopeljic, Jasmina – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1991
The hypothesis that access to two languages in the preschool period might promote metalinguistic development was subjected to empirical verification. The method of parallel groups with paired equalization procedure was used to test the hypothesis. (25 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
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Leseman, Paul P. M. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2000
Assessed and compared the development of receptive and productive Dutch and Turkish vocabulary of 31 Turkish immigrant preschool children. Using multivariate analysis of variance for repeated measurements, main and interaction effects of group (Turkish, Dutch working class, and Dutch middle class) and time were tested. Results are interpreted…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Dutch, Foreign Countries
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Goyvaerts, Didier L.; Zembele, Tembue – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1992
Following previous reports, this paper contains additional information about the multilingual situation in the multiethnic town of Bukavu in Zaire. Focus is on codeswitching, an important characteristic of the overall dynamic picture of linguistic interaction. Myers-Scotton's markedness model is discussed. (13 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Cultural Pluralism, Data Analysis, Developing Nations
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Swigart, Leigh – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1992
In describing the different types of codeswitching used in Dakar, this paper questions the frequent assumption that the use of two languages within a single conversation violates a norm. In Dakar there is a fluid and unmarked switching between Wolof and French, "Urban Wolof," that has become the most common mode of speech among urban…
Descriptors: African Languages, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Cultural Pluralism
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Willemyns, Michael; And Others – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1993
This study examined the perceived ethnolinguistic vitality of Anglo-Australian and Vietnamese-Australian ethnic groups in Brisbane as measured by the modified Subjective Vitality Questionnaire (SVQ). Results of the confirmatory factor analysis provided support for the applicability of the SVQ to both high and low vitality groups. (30 references)…
Descriptors: Adults, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
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