"Being a Good German": A Case Study Analysis of Language Retention and Loss among German Migrants in North Queensland

Examines language retention among German immigrant families in North Queensland, Australia. Major factors encouraging language shift were the presence of school-age children, prior knowledge of English, and a high education level of immigrant parents. Women maintained the first language longer as a...

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Published inJournal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development Vol. 10; no. 5; p. 383
Main Author Harres, Annette
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1989
Subjects
Acculturation
Australia (Queensland)
Canada
Foreign Countries
German
Immigrants
Interviews
Language Maintenance
Language Skill Attrition
Sex Differences
United States
Canada
United States
Australia
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Summary:Examines language retention among German immigrant families in North Queensland, Australia. Major factors encouraging language shift were the presence of school-age children, prior knowledge of English, and a high education level of immigrant parents. Women maintained the first language longer as a result of occupational and social segregation. (JL)