Pluricentric Languages in an Immigrant Context
eBook - PDF

Pluricentric Languages in an Immigrant Context

Spanish, Arabic and Chinese

  1. 381 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Pluricentric Languages in an Immigrant Context

Spanish, Arabic and Chinese

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Table of contents

  1. List of maps
  2. List of figures
  3. List of tables
  4. List of abbreviations
  5. Chapter One – Establishing the context of the study
  6. 1.1. Introduction
  7. 1.2. The pluricentricity of Spanish, Arabic and “Chinese”
  8. 1.3. Australia’s linguistic diversity
  9. 1.4. Australia’s immigration program
  10. 1.5. Language policy
  11. 1.6. The demography of Spanish, Arabic and Chinese in Australia
  12. 1.7. The shift to English from Spanish, Arabic and Chinese in Australia
  13. 1.8. Language maintenance institutions
  14. 1.9. The theoretical foundations for this study
  15. 1.10. Methodology
  16. 1.11. Closing remarks
  17. Chapter Two – The Spanish-speaking groups
  18. 2.1. Introduction
  19. 2.2. The Spanish-speaking community in Australia: size, birthplace, residence, age, religious affiliation
  20. 2.3. Chile- and Spain-background Australians
  21. 2.4. Research findings
  22. Chapter Three – The Arabic-speaking groups
  23. 3.1. Introduction
  24. 3.2. The Arabic-speaking community in Australia: size, birthplace, residence, age, religious affiliation
  25. 3.3. Lebanon- and Egypt-background Australians
  26. 3.4. Research findings
  27. Chapter Four – The Chinese-speaking groups (Cantonese and Mandarin)
  28. 4.1. Introduction
  29. 4.2. The Cantonese- and Mandarin-speaking community in Australia: size, birthplace, residence, age, religious affiliation
  30. 4.3. Chinese-Australians
  31. 4.4. Research findings
  32. Chapter Five – Multiple dimensions of language maintenance
  33. 5.1. Introduction
  34. 5.2. Survey findings in the light of the 1996 Census
  35. 5.3. Age and generation
  36. 5.4. Demographic considerations
  37. 5.5. Cross-cultural variation in responses to research
  38. 5.6. “Older” and “newer” vintage groups
  39. 5.7. Some language maintenance factors
  40. 5.8. Disruption scale – arresting and reversing language shift
  41. 5.9. Core values
  42. 5.10. Marketplace value
  43. 5.11. The “language of God”
  44. 5.12. Different types of pluricentric languages
  45. Notes
  46. Chapter One
  47. Chapter Two
  48. Chapter Three
  49. Chapter Four
  50. Chapter Five
  51. References
  52. Index of names
  53. Index of subjects