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Peer reviewedDubois, Sylvie; Horvath, Barbara M. – Language Variation and Change, 1998
Presents a variationist study in the speech of bilingual Cajuns in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Results show a complex interrelationship of age, gender, and social network. One major finding was a v-shaped age pattern (the young show a level of usage closer to the older generation) rather than the generational model that is expected. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Age, Bilingualism, French, Interviews
Peer reviewedPollan, Celia – Language Variation and Change, 2001
Identifies a variable context in the use of two Galician verb forms and three Spanish verb forms used in Galician with identical modal, temporal, and aspectual values: the simple past indicative. Shows that this variation is constrained by linguistic factors, specifically pragmatic ones. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Variation, Morphology (Languages)
Peer reviewedSilva-Corvalan, Carmen – Language Variation and Change, 1994
This article focuses on a change affecting Spanish in contact with English in the United States: simplification and loss of subjunctive mood morphology. Analysis of conversational data from 17 Mexican American bilinguals representing 3 immigrant groups living in Los Angeles reveals a reduced inclination for the obligatory use of the subjunctive in…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Data Analysis
