Language and the Second Generation: Bilingualism Yesterday and Today 1
Language and the Second Generation: Bilingualism Yesterday and Today 1
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语言与第二代：双语的昨天和今天 1
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1994
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Richard Y. Schauffler
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A. Portes;Richard Y. Schauffler
第二代儿童的语言适应是在美国语言吸收和双语历史的背景下进行探讨的。对单一语言的强大本土主义压力通常导致移民语言在两到三代人的时间内灭绝。当代对英语失去主导地位的担忧是基于近几十年来的快速移民以及全国多个城市语言飞地的出现。本文根据南佛罗里达州（受当代移民影响最严重的地区之一）的数据，探讨了语言转变的程度和移民语言的恢复力。该地区 2,843 名移民儿童的样本结果表明：1）英语知识几乎普及； 2) 即使在移民赞助的双语学校接受教育的儿童中，对英语的偏好也几乎同样高； 3）父母语言的保留与美国居住时间和居住地点远离种族集中地区的时间成反比。关于双语其他决定因素的假设在多元框架中进行了检验。还探讨了双语与教育程度以及教育和职业愿望的关系。
The language adaptation of second generation children is explored in the context of the history of linguistic absorption and bilingualism in America. Strong nativist pressures toward monolingualism have commonly led to the extinction of immigrant languages in two or three generations. Contemporary fears of loss of English dominance are based on rapid immigration during recent decades and the emergence of linguistic enclaves in several cities around the country. This article explores the extent of language transition and the resilience of immigrant languages on the basis of data from south Florida, one of the areas most heavily affected by contemporary immigration. Results from a sample of 2,843 children of immigrants in the area indicate that: 1) knowledge of English is near universal; 2) preference for English is almost as high, even among children educated in immigrant-sponsored bilingual schools; 3) preservation of parental languages varies inversely with length of U.S. residence and residential locations away from areas of ethnic concentration. Hypotheses about other determinants of bilingualism are examined in a multivariate framework. The relationships of bilingualism to educational attainment and educational and occupational aspirations are also explored.