Language Shift in the United States / / Calvin Veltman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics - <1990
• VerfasserIn: Veltman, Calvin,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2014]; ©1983
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] , 34
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (432 p.) :; Zahlr. Abb.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Presentation --; Chapter 1. Introduction --; Chapter 2. Theory and Method in the Analysis of Language Shift --; Part One: The Structure of Language Shift in the United States --; Chapter 3. The Anglicisation of Adults in Minority Language Groups --; Chapter 4. Intergenerational Anglicisation in the United States --; Chapter 5. The Context of Minority Language Use among American Adolescents --; Chapter 6. Reflections on the Process of Anglicisation --; Part Two: The Role of Language Characteristics in the Attainment Process --; Chapter 7. The Impact of Language Characteristics on Occupational and Income Attainments of American Adults --; Chapter 8. The Impact of Language Characteristics on the Educational Attainments of American Children --; Chapter 9. The Impact of Language Characteristics on the Educational Achievements of American Children --; Chapter 10. Reflections on the Role of Language Characteristics in the Attainment Process of Minority Language Groups --; Part Three: Language Planning in the Context of Identified Needs --; Appendix A: Source and Reliability of the SIE Estimates --; Appendix Β: Design Characteristics of High School and Beyond --; Appendix C: Fidelity of Language Reports by HSB Students --; References --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110824001; 9783110636772
• ISSN: 1861-0676
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110824001
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Calvin Veltman.