Immigrant Language Maintenance and Shift in the Gujarati, Dutch and Samoan Communities of Wellington

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Immigrant Language Maintenance and Shift in the Gujarati, Dutch and Samoan Communities of Wellington

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Victoria University of Wellington

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This thesis makes a contribution to the study of language maintenance and shift among New Zealand ethnic minority communities; it explores reasons for different rates of shift and different outcomes in relation to language maintenance in different communities; and the results are related to wide-ranging issues of New Zealand language policy. Research was undertaken in three minority immigrant groups in Wellington. The Gujarati community in Wellington is a major part of the Indian community to...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

1999

Creator

Roberts, Mary Lucy

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Immigrant_Language_Maintenance_and_Shift_in_the_Gujarati_Dut...

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Linguistics not elsewhere classified / Immigration / New Zealand / Language and culture / Dutch language / Samoan language / Gujarati language / Sociolinguistics / Code switching (Linguistics) / School: School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies / Marsden: 380205 Language in Culture and Society (sociolinguistics) / Marsden: 420309 Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies / Marsden: 420123 Comparative Language Studies / Degree Discipline: Linguistics / Degree Level: Doctoral / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy

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