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Barnes, Lawrence Andrew, 1947-
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dc.contributor.author |
McDuling, Allistair James
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-01-23T04:25:09Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-01-23T04:25:09Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1995-06 |
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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> |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18190 |
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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. |
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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. |
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1 online resource (ix, 247 leaves) |
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dc.language.iso |
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dc.subject |
Portuguese |
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dc.subject |
Language maintenance |
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dc.subject |
Language shift |
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Language loyalty |
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Minority groups |
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Language attitudes |
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Immigrant communities |
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Sociolinguistics |
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Sociology of language |
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Bilingualism |
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Code-switching |
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Multilingualism |
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Mother tongue instruction |
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Language death |
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dc.subject.ddc |
469.0968221 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Languages in contact -- South Africa -- Johannesburg |
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Linguistic change -- South Africa -- Johannesburg |
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Portuguese language -- South Africa -- Johannesburg |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Portuguese -- South Africa -- Johannesburg -- Languages |
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Code switching (Linguistics) -- South Africa -- Johannesburg |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Portuguese language -- Social aspects -- South Africa -- Johannesburg |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Portuguese language -- South Africa -- History |
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dc.title |
Language shift and maintenance in the Portuguese community of Johannesburg |
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dc.type |
Dissertation |
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dc.description.department |
Linguistics and Modern Languages |
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dc.description.degree |
M.A. (Linguistics) |
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