Pluricentric Languages in an Immigrant Context: Spanish, Arabic and Chinese / Edition 1

by Michael Clyne, Sandra Kipp

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ISBN-13:	9783110165777
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	07/20/1999
Series:	Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] , #82
Edition description:	Reprint 2011
Pages:	381
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

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Identifies factors and mechanisms operating in the processes of language maintenance and language shift in Melbourne, Australia, through the study of four languages and language communities present as a result of immigration. Languages studied are Arabic, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. Considers individual factors, group factors, and intragroup and intergroup relations, as well as policies and attitudes of the community into which they have all been received. Examines the role of such languages in constituting communities in Australia which may be based on language rather than national origin. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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