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Publication details [#53334]

Rasinger, Sebastian M. 2010. Ethnolinguistic vitality and language use amongst Eastern European migrants in East Anglia. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 31 (3) : 287–300.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

ethnolinguistics | immigrant | L2-acquisition | language use | language vitality

Language as a subject

English, British | Languages, Asian

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

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

Annotation

This analysis of language usage patterns amidst Eastern European migrants living in East Anglia (UK), reveals domain-specific language use, with predilection for the L1 in the home/family demesne, and L2 English elsewhere. There are low perceptions of L1 ethnolinguistic vitality and initial proof for a possible longitudinal shift in language use resulting from migrants' integrative attitudes.