Panjabi Adolesecents' Attitudes to English and Panjabi: Some South London Data  

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Sharma, Murari

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Childhood: A Journal of Global Child Research vol. 01 no. 03 (Aug. 1993), page 143-155.
Topik: British; Asian; Languages
Fulltext: Childhood-1993-Sharma-143-155 (04Y088).pdf (925.24KB)

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Fifteen and 16-year-old British-Asians, of similar socio-economic backgrounds, from two neighbouring South London Boroughs were given a subjective vitality and sociolinguistic questionnaire concerning self-reported usage and evaluation of Panjabi and English. It was found that English was afforded a higher, status, generally, than Panjabi. Male compared with female respondents were found to be more inclined to use Panjabi at home and on religious occasions. Higher ratings for Panjabi were also reported when subjects were asked to express their opinions about Panjabi usage about future vitality of Panjabi.

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