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North Frisian: Dialectalization and Demise?
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Lasswell, Steven – Southwest Journal of Linguistics, 1995
North Frisian is an endangered language spoken in northwest Germany near Denmark, with 8,000 speakers representing nine dialects. The paper examines factors that are impelling the language toward attrition and shift, characterizing the current state of the language, discussing the effect of language contact, and presenting dialectalization or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Skill Attrition, Regional Dialects, Second Language Learning
Events in Europe: A Focus on Germany.
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Curtain, Helena – Learning Languages, 1995
Presents information on early language learning in Germany, describing reasons why German students need to start learning other languages early in their education, noting appropriate conditions for early language programs, and presenting goals for early foreign-language learning generated by Germany's Children Learn European Languages Association.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, Foreign Countries