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1 online resource (164 pages) |
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Topics in Sociolinguistics ; v. 2 |
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Topics in sociolinguistics.
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ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTORY REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1. OUTLINE AND SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION -- 1.1 A Short Description of the Investigation -- 1.2 Choice of Topic, Situation and Language Groups -- 1.3 Points of Interest -- 1.3.1 Dialect and Language Maintenance -- 1.3.2 Diglossia and Bilingualism -- 1.3.3 Dialect and the Second Generation -- 1.4 Sociolinguistic Approach -- 2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THIS STUDY -- 2.1 On Defining Language, Language Variety, Speech Community, Bilingualism and Diglossia -- 2.1.1 Language, Language Variety -- 2.1.2 Speech Community |
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2.1.3 Bilingualism -- 2.1.4 Diglossia -- 2.2 The Ecology of Language: Aspects of the Study of Language Maintenance -- 2.2.1 Habitual Language Use -- 2.2.2 Extra-Linguistic Factors -- 2.2.3 Studies Regarding Language Attitudes, Language Planning and Reinforcement -- 2.2.4 On Defining Language Maintenance and Shift -- 2.3 The Concept of Dialect -- 2.3.1 Language versus Dialect -- Standard Language versus Dialect -- 2.3.2 Dialectological Approaches -- 2.3.3 Dialect and Standard Language in This Investigation -- 3. THE LANGUAGE GROUPS -- 3.1 Situation in the Home Countries -- 3.1.1 Limburg |
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3.1.2 The Limburg Dialect -- 3.1.3 The Language Situation in Limburg -- 3.1.4 Baden-Württemberg -- 3.1.5 The Swabian Dialect -- 3.1.6 The Language Situation in Württemberg -- 3.2 The Situation in Australia: Dutch and German Immigrants in Australia -- 3.2.1 Dutch and German Migration to Australia -- 3.2.2 Socio-Demographic Profile of the Dutch and German-Born Population in Australia -- 3.2.3 Dutch and German Community Life in Melbourne, Australia -- 3.2.4 Language Statistics on Dutch and German Speakers in Australia -- 4. ORGANIZATION OF THE INVESTIGATION -- 4.1 Choice of Methods |
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4.2 Outline of Informants -- 4.2.1 Sampling Procedures and Selection of Informants -- 4.2.2 Identifying Dialect Speakers and Standard Speakers -- 4.2.3 Description of Informants -- 4.3 Methods of Investigation -- 4.3.1 Questionnaires -- 4.3.2 The Interview -- 4.3.3 Participant Observation -- 5. THE INVESTIGATION -- 5.1 Data Processing -- 5.1.1 Processing of Data Material Relating to the Language Use Questionnaire -- 5.1.2 Data Related to the Functions of the Standard Language and Dialect -- 5.1.3 Data Processing of Language Use in the Second Generation |
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5.2 Presentation of Data: The Language Maintenance Rate of Dialect and Standard Speakers -- 5.2.1 An Overall View -- 5.2.2 The Use of the Dialect and the Standard Language by German and Dutch Dialect Speakers -- 5.2.3 Domain Analysis of the Language Use of Standard and Dialect Speakers -- 5.2.4 Analysis of Types of Language Use -- 5.2.5 The Impact of 'Language Variety' on Language Maintenance as Compared to Other Variables -- 5.2.6 The Impact of Domain Overlap on Language Maintenance -- 5.3 Interpretation of Data: The Language Maintenance Rate of Dialect and Standard Speakers |
| Summary |
Immigrant Dialects and Language Maintenance in Australia: The Cases of the Limburg and Swabia Dialects (Topics in Sociolinguistics, 2) |
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Print version record |
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Bilingualism -- Australia
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German language -- Dialects -- Australia
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Dutch language -- Dialects -- Australia
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Language and languages.
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Language
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Bilingualism.
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Dutch language -- Dialects.
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German language -- Dialects.
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Language and languages.
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Australia.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783110883497 |
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311088349X |
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