Publications

Publication details [#53637]

Otheguy, Ricardo and David Livert. 2010. A multilevel statistical analysis of changes in language use among first-generation immigrants in a bilingual setting. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2010 (203) : 83–99.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

immigrant | language change | language contact | language use | pronoun

Language as a subject

English, American | Spanish

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IJSL/html

Annotation

Multivariate and regression analysis demonstrate that region of origin is the most powerful predictor of Spanish overt pronoun use among first generation immigrants to New York; age of arrival and exposure to New York also make independent, statistically significant contributions.