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New perspectives on current sociolinguistic knowledge with regard to language use, proficiency, and attitudes among Hispanics in the U.S. : the case of a rural Northern California community / Susana Victoria Rivera-Mills.
Van Pelt Library P40.45.U5 R58 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rivera-Mills, Susana Victoria.
- Series:
- Studies in linguistics and semiotics ; v. 4.
- Studies in linguistics and semiotics ; vol. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociolinguistics--California--Fortuna.
- Sociolinguistics.
- Hispanic Americans--California--Fortuna--Languages.
- Hispanic Americans.
- Language and languages.
- California--Fortuna.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 174 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston, NY : E. Mellen Press, [2000]
- Contents:
- Introduction: Issues in Language Maintenance and Shift 1
- Language Ideology 3
- Language Attitudes 5
- Language Maintenance and Shift 8
- Chapter 1 Language Shift in Fortuna, California: A Plan of Study 15
- Chapter 2 Fortuna in Context 31
- Profile of Humboldt County 34
- Profile of Fortuna, California 37
- Considerations and Problems with Census Data 44
- Chapter 3 Language Proficiency 51
- 1991 Pilot Study 52
- Second Language Acquisition of Present Study Participants 53
- Language Proficiency Results 55
- Discussion of Language Proficiency Results 57
- Factors Contributing to Level of Proficiency 58
- Discussion of Factors Contributing to Level of Proficiency 66
- Chapter 4 Language Use 71
- 1991 Pilot Language Use Results 72
- Patterns of Language Use in Fortuna 73
- Discussion of Language Use Results 95
- Chapter 5 Attitudes Among Hispanics in Fortuna 103
- Definition of Attitudes 104
- Categorization of Attitudes for the Present Study 105
- Political and Educational Context of Fortuna 107
- Results of Attitudinal Analysis 107
- Other Attitudinal Aspects 118
- Social Variables Associated with Attitudes 122
- Discussion of Attitudinal Results 125
- Discussion of Hypotheses 131
- Summary of Findings 137
- Comparative Findings 138.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-169) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0773479066
- OCLC:
- 42389628
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