A malu i fale le gagana, e malu fo'i i fafo. The Use and Value of the Samoan Language in Samoan Families in New Zealand

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A malu i fale le gagana, e malu fo'i i fafo. The Use and Value of the Samoan Language in Samoan Families in New Zealand

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Auckland University of Technology

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New Zealand census data indicates Samoan language use has declined rapidly in the last 20 years, particularly among the New Zealand-born Samoan population. The aims of this qualitative and family-based study were to identify factors which might impact these declines with five South Auckland families through group and individual talanoaga, participant observations, speech recordings and 24-hour recall sheets of language use. These were carried out over a one-year period exploring the valuing a...

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Research paper

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Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2017

Creator

Wilson, Salainaoloa

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https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/10742

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Samoan language / Language maintenance / Language shift / Sociolinguistics / Samoan language maintenance / Language sustainability / New Zealand / Language / Language policy / Family language policy / Minority languages / Community languages / Pacific languages / Pasifika language maintenance / Pasifika language shift / Pacific language shift / Samoan identity / Bricolage / Samoan family / Samoan language sustainability

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