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Southern Min (Hokkien) as a Migrating Language: A Comparative Study of Language Shift and Maintenance Across National Borders
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Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in Linguistics. Num Pages: 109 pages, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDCK; CFB; CFDC; CFDM; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book presents multilingualism as a social phenomenon, which arises when speakers of a different language move to a new society and learn to speak the dominant language of the society. It offers case studies of Hokkien migrating families when they encounter new languages in Burma, Macao and San Francisco, showing how a family changes across generations from monolingual to bilingual/multilingual and back to monolingual. In the process language shift occurs as a result of transitional bilingualism. The dynamic status of Hokkien is also attested at the societal level in Singapore, Taiwan and south Fujian, the homeland of Hokkien.
This book presents multilingualism as a social phenomenon, which arises when speakers of a different language move to a new society and learn to speak the dominant language of the society. It offers case studies of Hokkien migrating families when they encounter new languages in Burma, Macao and San Francisco, showing how a family changes across generations from monolingual to bilingual/multilingual and back to monolingual. In the process language shift occurs as a result of transitional bilingualism. The dynamic status of Hokkien is also attested at the societal level in Singapore, Taiwan and south Fujian, the homeland of Hokkien.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Linguistics
Number of Pages
109
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789812875938
SKU
V9789812875938
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