Modelling the Language Shift Process of Hispanic Immigrants
Modelling the Language Shift Process of Hispanic Immigrants
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西班牙裔移民的语言转变过程建模
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发表时间：
1988
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
C. Veltman
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作者：
C. Veltman
本文对 1976 年收入和教育调查中有关美国西班牙裔移民语言融合的数据进行了纵向解释。对维持这种分析所需的假设进行了检查，随后提出的数据表明，到达美国时的年龄和在美国居住的时间在很大程度上解释了观察到的语言转变模式。分析表明，英语的迁移速度非常快，发生在抵达美国后十五年内。此外，大多数年轻移民将英语作为他们首选的个人语言。
This article provides a longitudinal interpretation of the 1976 Survey of Income and Education data on the linguistic integration of Hispanic immigrants to the United States. The assumptions required to sustain such an analysis are examined, followed by the presentation of data suggesting that age at time of arrival and length of residence in the U.S. largely explain observed patterns of language shift. The analysis shows that movement to English is extremely rapid, occurring within fifteen years of arrival in the U.S. Further, most of the younger immigrants make English their preferred personal language.