A Comparative Analysis of Language Maintenance among the Chinese, Slovenian, and Thai Linguistic Minorities in Australia

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  • Aleksandra Bizjak Končar Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU

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https://doi.org/10.3986/jz.v15i1-2.2430

Abstract

This article studies which factors are decisive in native-language maintenance or loss among linguistic minorities in Australia. Three small groups were selected for comparison: Slovenians, Thais, and Hong Kong Chinese. Information about three areas was collected through fieldwork: 1) language use in the family, 2) language use outside the family, and 3) parents’ and children’s relationship to bilingualism and language policies in Australia. The relationship toward language among two generations of immigrants is presented, and the strength of connection between language maintenance and language policy is examined.

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2015-07-29

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Bizjak Končar, A. (2015). A Comparative Analysis of Language Maintenance among the Chinese, Slovenian, and Thai Linguistic Minorities in Australia. Jezikoslovni Zapiski, 15(1-2). https://doi.org/10.3986/jz.v15i1-2.2430

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Vol. 15 No. 1-2 (2009): Jezikoslovni zapiski

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