Pluricentric languages in an immigrant context : Spanish, Arabic and Chinese

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• List of maps = xi
• List of figures = xi
• List of tables = xii
• List of abbreviations = xxi
• Chapter One. Establishing the context of the study = 1
• 1.1 Introduction = 1
• 1.2 The pluricentricity of Spanish, Arabic and "Chinese" = 2
• 1.3 Australia's linguistic diversity = 8
• 1.4 australia's immigration program = 12
• 1.5 Language policy = 14
• 1.6 The demography of Spanish, Arabic and chinese in Australia = 29
• 1.7 The shift to English from Spanish, Arabic and Chinese in Australia = 30
• 1.8 Language maintenance institutions = 34
• 1.9 The theoretical foundations for this study = 36
• 1.10 Methodology = 51
• 1.11 Closing remarks = 62
• Chapter Two. The Spanish-speaking groups = 63
• 2.1 Introduction = 63
• 2.2 The Spanish-speaking community in Australia: size, birthplace, residence, age, religious affiliation = 63
• 2.3 Chile-and Spain-background Australians = 65
• 2.4 Research findings = 69
• 2.4.1 Focus group A = 69
• 2.4.2 Survey data = 77
• 2.4.2.1 Informants by age, gender, generation and year of arrival = 77
• 2.4.2.2 Languages spoken = 79
• 2.4.2.3 Language use in the home = 79
• 2.4.2.4 Language preference at home = 83
• 2.4.2.5 Language use outside the home = 84
• 2.4.2.6 Religious affiliation = 91
• 2.4.2.7 Contact with country of origin = 94
• 2.4.2.8 Media use = 97
• 2.4.2.9 Library／books from country of origin = 106
• 2.4.2.10 Attitudes to bilingualism, language and ethnicity = 108
• 2.4.2.11 Motivation for language maintenance = 112
• 2.4.2.12 Perceptions of support for language maintenance = 114
• 2.4.2.13 Other language issues = 121
• 2.4.2.14 Language proficiency = 124
• 2.4.2.15 Focus group B = 129
• 2.4.3 Summary = 132
• Chapter Three. The Arabic-speaking groups = 137
• 3.1 Introduction = 137
• 3.2 The Arabic-speaking community in Australia: size, birthplace, residence, age, religious affiliation = 137
• 3.3 Lebanon-and Egypt-background Australians = 142
• 3.4 Research findings = 148
• 3.4.1 Focus group A = 148
• 3.4.2 Survey data = 160
• 3.4.2.1 Informants by age, gender, generation and year of arrival = 160
• 3.4.2.2 Languages spoken = 162
• 3.4.2.3 Language use in the home = 163
• 3.4.2.4 Language preference at home = 166
• 3.4.2.5 Language use outside the home = 167
• 3.4.2.6 Religious affiliation = 174
• 3.4.2.7 Contact with country of origin = 177
• 3.4.2.8 Media use = 179
• 3.4.2.9 Library／books from country of origin = 188
• 3.4.2.10 Attitudes to bilingualism, language and ethnicity = 189
• 3.4.2.11 Motivation for language maintenance = 194
• 3.4.2.12 Perceptions of support for language maintenance = 195
• 3.4.2.13 Other language issues = 202
• 3.4.2.14 Language proficiency = 204
• 3.4.2.15 Focus group B = 210
• 3.4.3 Summary = 213
• Chapter Four. The Chinese-speaking groups (Cantonese and Mandarin) = 217
• 4.1 Introduction = 217
• 4.2 The Cantonese-and Mandarin-speaking community in Australia: size, birthplace, residence, age, religious affiliation = 217
• 4.3 Chinese-Australians = 223
• 4.4 Research findings = 226
• 4.4.1 Focus group A = 226
• 4.4.2 Survey data = 236
• 4.4.2.1 Informants by age, gender, generation and year of arrival = 236
• 4.4.2.2 Languages spoken = 238
• 4.4.2.3 Language use in the home = 241
• 4.4.2.4 Language preference at home = 245
• 4.4.2.5 Language use outside the home = 248
• 4.4.2.6 Religious affiliation = 257
• 4.4.2.7 Contact with country of origin = 261
• 4.4.2.8 Media use = 264
• 4.4.2.9 Library／books from country of origin = 271
• 4.4.2.10 Attitudes to bilingualism, language and ethnicity = 272
• 4.4.2.11 Motivation for language maintenance = 277
• 4.4.2.12 Perceptions of support for language maintenance = 278
• 4.4.2.13 Other language issues = 284
• 4.4.2.14 Language proficiency = 285
• 4.4.2.15 Focus group B = 290
• 4.4.3 Summary = 294
• Chapter Five. Multiple dimensions of language maintenance = 299
• 5.1 Introduction = 299
• 5.2 Survey findings in the light of the 1996 Census = 299
• 5.3 Age and generation = 313
• 5.4 Demographic considerations = 316
• 5.5 Cross-cultural variation in responses to research = 316
• 5.6 "Older" and "newer" vintage groups = 319
• 5.7 Some language maintenance factors = 322
• 5.8 Disruption scale-arresting and reversing language shift = 325
• 5.9 Core values = 327
• 5.10 Marketplace value = 328
• 5.11 The "language of God" = 329
• 5.12 Different types of pluricentric languages = 330
• Notes
• Chapter One = 339
• Chapter Two = 340
• Chapter Three = 340
• Chapter Four = 341
• Chapter Five = 342
• References = 345
• Index of names = 357
• Index of subjects = 359