German-Spanish bilingualism in two mennonite communities in Mexico

German-Spanish bilingualism in two mennonite communities in Mexico

This study was conducted to determine the level and degree of stability of bilingualism (German-Spanish) in two German communities in Chihuahua, México. The cornmunity of Colonia Capulín was selected because it was representative of the most fundamental and conservative Mennonite groups. A former Me...

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Hovedforfatter: Bixler-Márquez, Dennis J.
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Udgivet: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 1989
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spelling oai:ojs.localhost:article-4452020-04-24T18:09:35Z German-Spanish bilingualism in two mennonite communities in Mexico Bixler-Márquez, Dennis J. You Mennonites bilingualism acculturation Sociology population Interpersonal relationships religion Anthropology Ethnology Social and cultural anthropology The intellectual life Religion Language Arts language Language acquisition This study was conducted to determine the level and degree of stability of bilingualism (German-Spanish) in two German communities in Chihuahua, México. The cornmunity of Colonia Capulín was selected because it was representative of the most fundamental and conservative Mennonite groups. A former Mennonite group in Colonia Swift Current was selected to provide a contrast because it was undergoing a significant degree of a cculturation and modernization.A household survey, interviews, and sustained observation yielded the salient sociolinguistic characteristics of selected societal domains in both communities. Only the obvious language use and preference pattems that emerged from the survey were included as preliminary findings. It was concluded that the fundamental community in Colonia Capulín had stable bilingualism, while the group in Colonia Swift Current was best characterized by transitional bilingualism. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 1989-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Surveys, interviews, observation application/pdf https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/445 10.21670/ref.1989.18-19.a05 Estudios Fronterizos Revista; No. 18-19 (1989); 96-111 Estudios Fronterizos; Núm. 18-19 (1989); 96-111 2395-9134 0187-6961 eng https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/445/671 Derechos de autor 2015 Estudios Fronterizos Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades
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German-Spanish bilingualism in two mennonite communities in Mexico
author_facet Bixler-Márquez, Dennis J.
author_sort Bixler-Márquez, Dennis J.
title German-Spanish bilingualism in two mennonite communities in Mexico
title_short German-Spanish bilingualism in two mennonite communities in Mexico
title_full German-Spanish bilingualism in two mennonite communities in Mexico
title_fullStr German-Spanish bilingualism in two mennonite communities in Mexico
title_full_unstemmed German-Spanish bilingualism in two mennonite communities in Mexico
title_sort german-spanish bilingualism in two mennonite communities in mexico
description This study was conducted to determine the level and degree of stability of bilingualism (German-Spanish) in two German communities in Chihuahua, México. The cornmunity of Colonia Capulín was selected because it was representative of the most fundamental and conservative Mennonite groups. A former Mennonite group in Colonia Swift Current was selected to provide a contrast because it was undergoing a significant degree of a cculturation and modernization.A household survey, interviews, and sustained observation yielded the salient sociolinguistic characteristics of selected societal domains in both communities. Only the obvious language use and preference pattems that emerged from the survey were included as preliminary findings. It was concluded that the fundamental community in Colonia Capulín had stable bilingualism, while the group in Colonia Swift Current was best characterized by transitional bilingualism.
publisher Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
publishDate 1989
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