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Language shift and maintenance in the Portuguese community of Johannesburg

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dc.contributor.advisor Barnes, Lawrence Andrew, 1947-
dc.contributor.author McDuling, Allistair James en
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-23T04:25:09Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-23T04:25:09Z
dc.date.issued 1995-06
dc.identifier.citation McDuling, Allistair James (1995) Language shift and maintenance in the Portuguese community of Johannesburg, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18190> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18190
dc.description.abstract The aim of the study is to provide an account of the present state of Portuguese in the Johannesburg Portuguese community, and to identify factors influencing the maintenance of, and shift from the mother tongue. South African society necessitates a knowledge and daily use of English, and sometimes Afrikaans. Literacy and proficiency in the Portuguese mother tongue is therefore rapidly decreasing, especially amongst the third generation. Despite this decline, certain factors play a role in maintaining Portuguese. The most important factors in the maintenance of the mother tongue are education, cultural activities, contact with Portugal, parental influence and positive attitudes. If measures are not taken, and an awareness created within the community of the need to create a situation of stable bilingualism, the Portuguese language will continue to be eroded. en
dc.description.abstract 0 objectivo desta tese e analisar o nivel actual da lingua portuguesa, na comunidade Portuguesa em Joanesburgo, e identificar os factores que influenciam a manutenc;ao e ou o afastamento da lingua materna. A sociedade sul-africana necessita de urn conhecimento diario da lingua inglesa e, par vezes da lingua afrikaans. Por conseguinte, a capacidade de ler e escrever fluentemente na lingua portuguesa esta rapidamente a desaparecer, especialmente na 3a gerac;ao. Apesar deste declinio, existem ainda determinados factores que contribuem para a sobrevivencia da lingua portuguesa na comunidade. Os factores mais importantes sao: a educac;ao, as actividades culturais, o contacto com Portugal, a influencia familiar - atitudes positivas tomadas pela propria comunidade. Se nao forem criadas medidas pelos portugueses, que garantam a consciencializac; ao da lingua materna e urn determinado bilinguismo, a lingua portuguesa acasani par desaparecer na Africa do Sul.
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (ix, 247 leaves) en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Portuguese en
dc.subject Language maintenance en
dc.subject Language shift en
dc.subject Language loyalty en
dc.subject Minority groups en
dc.subject Language attitudes en
dc.subject Immigrant communities en
dc.subject Sociolinguistics en
dc.subject Sociology of language en
dc.subject Bilingualism en
dc.subject Code-switching en
dc.subject Multilingualism en
dc.subject Mother tongue instruction en
dc.subject Language death en
dc.subject.ddc 469.0968221 en
dc.subject.lcsh Languages in contact -- South Africa -- Johannesburg en
dc.subject.lcsh Linguistic change -- South Africa -- Johannesburg en
dc.subject.lcsh Portuguese language -- South Africa -- Johannesburg en
dc.subject.lcsh Portuguese -- South Africa -- Johannesburg -- Languages en
dc.subject.lcsh Code switching (Linguistics) -- South Africa -- Johannesburg en
dc.subject.lcsh Portuguese language -- Social aspects -- South Africa -- Johannesburg en
dc.subject.lcsh Portuguese language -- South Africa -- History en
dc.title Language shift and maintenance in the Portuguese community of Johannesburg en
dc.type Dissertation
dc.description.department Linguistics and Modern Languages
dc.description.degree M.A. (Linguistics) en


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