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ERIC Number: EJ619883
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1028-4435
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The New Zealand-Born Chinese Community of Auckland: Aspects of Language Maintenance and Shift.
Sun, Susan
Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, v4 n2 p1-14 Dec 1999
Examines the Chinese immigrant community in Auckland, New Zealand and how they address the question of first language maintenance in their largely new English-speaking environment. Shows that language maintenance, especially the written language is going to be an uphill struggle. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Chinese, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Language Maintenance, Language Skill Attrition, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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