Publications

Publication details [#41079]

Mugler, France and Francis Mangubhai. 2003. The Language Situation in Fiji. Current Issues in Language Planning 4 (3) : 367–459.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language planning | language policy | language status | language use | vernacular

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This paper discusses the Fiji language situation, where vernaculars, including some minority languages, continue to be the main media of communication, whereas English dominates in most official spheres.