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ERIC Number: EJ578473
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
E Pluribus Unum: Bilingualism and Loss of Language in the Second Generation.
Portes, Alejandro; Hao, Lingxin
Sociology of Education, v71 n4 p269-94 Oct 1998
Examines patterns of language adaptation by second-generation students in south Florida and southern California. Finds that among most immigrant nationalities, knowledge of and preference for English is nearly universal, that only a minority remain fluent in their parents' languages, and that there are wide variations among immigrants. (DSK)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education, Generation Gap, Immigrants, Language Dominance, Language Skill Attrition, Minority Groups, Parent Child Relationship, Second Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California; Florida