title: Language maintenance and language shift: community languages in Australia, 1996.
abstract: "There is a continuing significant shift to English spoken in the home among Australia's established community language groups. There are also success stories in language maintenance. Factors influencing language use include the distribution of speakers, the age profile of the community, intermarriage patterns and cultural distance from Anglo-Australians. Australia-wide, the shift rates to English spoken at home range between three percent from Macedonian and 62 percent from Dutch in the first generation, and 15 percent from Macedonian and 95 percent from Dutch in the second generation."
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clyne
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kipp
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001315:Australia; D003142:Communication; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D007802:Language; D008393:Marriage; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics
keywords: Age Factors; Australia; Communication; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Ethnic Groups; Intermarriage; Language--determinants; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Nuptiality; Oceania; Population; Population Characteristics