New Opportunities for the Study of Language Shift: The Anglicization of New England Language Minorities.

Veltman, Calvin J.

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Publication Date: 1979

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New Opportunities for the Study of Language Shift: The Anglicization of New England Language Minorities.

Veltman, Calvin J.

Language Problems and Language Planning, v3 n2 p65-75 1979

Statistical data from the U.S. Census Bureau Survey of Income and Education reveals societal patterns of language shift. The data can confirm the adequacy of theories of the causality of language shift. Examination of the data indicates geographic regions where language shift has occurred and is likely to occur. (PMJ)

Descriptors: Census Figures, Language Attitudes, Language Research, Language Standardization, Language Usage, Language Variation, Profiles, Sociocultural Patterns, Socioeconomic Influences, Sociolinguistics, Statistical Analysis

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Language: English

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