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Publication details [#18613]

Wei, Li. 1994. Three Generations Two Languages One Family: Language Choice and Language Shift in a Chinese Community in Britain. Multilingual Matters.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | code-switching | language choice | language shift

Language as a subject

Chinese, Cantonese | English, British

Annotation

This study deals with language use in a non-indigenous Chinese ethnic minority community in Britain (Tyneside), examining language choice patterns of three generations in relation to age and social network, code-switching and bilingual patterns.

Reviewed by

Romaine, Suzanne. 1999. Review of $Three Generations Two Languages One Family: Language Choice and Language Shift in a Chinese Community in Britain.