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ERIC Number: EJ887107
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-May
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0005-3503
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Patterns of Language Use: Polish Migrants from the 1980s and Their Children in Melbourne
Leuner, Beata
Babel, v44 n3 p26-37 May 2010
This paper investigates the retention of Polish language and culture by first generation Polish migrants from the 1980s and their second generation offspring (aged 15-24) from endogamous and exogamous marriages. We examine various domains such as the home, social networks, visits to Poland, institutions of learning, the Polish media, the Polish Catholic Church, and other spheres of Polish activity such as reading Polish books and viewing Polish films, visiting Polish shops, involvement in Polish organizations, and use the Internet. The paper also compares language maintenance/shift in Polish speakers with other language groups. We include some reflections on the future of Polish in Australia as well as some recommendations for the ongoing support of Polish language and culture. (Contains 4 tables.)
Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations. Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Tel: +61-29351-2022; e-mail: president@afmlta.asn.au; e-mail: editor@afmlta.asn.au; Web site: http://www.afmlta.asn.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Poland
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