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Crossing the Line in Quebec and Catalonia: The Consequences of the Linguistically "Mixed" Marriage.
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O'Donnell, Paul E. – Language Problems & Language Planning, 2000
The linguistically mixed marriage stands at he crossroads of important factors in the future of French in North American and Catalan in Europe: reversing language shift. While Quebec and Catalonia appear strikingly similar, strong evidence indicates that demographic, linguistic, socioeconomic, and even lifestyle factors may make linguistic exogamy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Language Maintenance, Language Planning
Language Planning for the "Other Jewish Languages" in Israel: An Agenda for the Beginning of the 21st Century.
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Fishman, Joshua A. – Language Problems & Language Planning, 2000
Other languages in Israel, such as Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, and Judeo-Persian suffer from a serious lack of well-prioritized efforts in accord with their specific language planning needs. This current insufficiency of funds and effort may lead to the early demise of most Jewish languages other than Hebrew in Israel, with the exception of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance, Language Planning, Multilingualism