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Publication details [#45896]

Rajah-Carrim, Aaliya. 2007. Mauritian Creole and Language Attitudes in the Education System of Multiethnic and Multilingual Mauritius. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 28 (1) : 51–71.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

creole | education | ethnicity | language attitude | multilingualism

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

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

Annotation

This paper demonstrates that there is no consensus amongst Mauritians as to whether or not Mauritian Creole, which is now excluded from the education system, should be introduced in schools. The study also highlights the two distinct roles of Mauritian Creole, i.e. as a national language and as an ethnic language associated with Creole identity.