Essays about: "societal bilingualism"

Found 4 essays containing the words societal bilingualism.

  1. 1. CHILDREN’S PERSPECTIVES ON BILINGUALISM : A qualitative study on how Somali children talk about being bilingual in a Swedish context

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

    Author : Hinda Mohammud (Mohamud) Hussen (Hussein); [2020]
    Keywords : children’s perspectives; bilingualism; heritage language maintenance; identity; Somali-Swedish bilinguals;

    Abstract : This is a qualitative study on bilingualism from Somali children’s perspectives. It aims to examine how Somali-Swedish bilinguals understand their bilingual experiences in a Swedish context. READ MORE

  3. 2. Malta: A Functional Bilingual Society. An analysis of societal and individual bilingualism

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Greta Daniela Moreno Thobo-Carlsen; [2019]
    Keywords : Malta; bilingualism; societal bilingualism; individual bilingualism; bilingual status.;

    Abstract : With the rich history of territorial conquest on the island of Malta, each regime has left its mark on the small archipelago, especially with each linguistic conquest, a new language was formed, influenced and fortified to what we know now as Maltese. Within this thesis we will identify the factors of these regimes which have led Malta to become a bilingual nation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Planning parenthood: How important is it for people who plan to become parents to maintain their cutlure and language while raising their children in a bicultural and bilingual environment?

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

    Author : Maria Stratigi; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The current study aims to investigate the way Greek immigrant couples who live in the United Kingdom and are going to have children, plan to maintain and transmit their language and culture to their future children. Furthermore, the study mainly includes the perceptions of participants about bilingualism and biculturalism. READ MORE

  5. 4. Contact induced change in Bena (G63) – A study of ‘swahilization’ in a Tanzanian vernacular language

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Rasmus Bernander; [2012-10-12]
    Keywords : African languages; Bantu; Bena; Swahili; contact linguistics; contact induced change; unequal bilingualism; swahilization ; vocabulary; loanwords; borrowing;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to describe how Swahili is influencing the vocabulary of Bena (G63), one of the vernacular languages of Tanzania. The paper is written within the field of contact linguistics and relies on theories on how the linguistic outcome of the dis-empowered language is affected in an intense and unequal language contact situation. READ MORE