Spanish Home Language Use and English Proficiency as Differential Measures of Language Maintenance and Shift.

Bills, Garland D.; Hudson, Alan; Chavez, Eduardo Hernandez

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ERIC Number: EJ621583

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Publication Date: 1999

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Spanish Home Language Use and English Proficiency as Differential Measures of Language Maintenance and Shift.

Bills, Garland D.; Hudson, Alan; Chavez, Eduardo Hernandez

Southwest Journal of Linguistics, v19 n1 p11-27 Jun 1999

Examines 1990 Census data for a large sample of the Hispanic-origin population in the Southwest, exploring two possible indices of language maintenance--Spanish home language claiming and English proficiency--as these are influenced by nativity, time, and age of immigration, citizenship status of the foreign born, education, and income. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Census Figures, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans, Language Maintenance, Language Proficiency, Language Usage, Spanish

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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