Flourishing functional multilingualism
Evidence from language repertoires in the Vaal Triangle region
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4178525 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Coetzee‐van Rooy (0000-0002-7345-5052, corresponding author), Susan Coetzee-Van Rooy |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 2012 |
| Issue | 218 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl-2012-0060 |
| OpenAlex | W2171238720 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
Currently, there is a debate about the potential language shift among speakers of African languages towards English. Scholars hold conflicting views about this issue and the debates are complicated because of the widespread multilingualism in the South African society. The main aim of this article is to revisit current claims of language shift among speakers of African languages by analyzing relevant data from a larger scale survey of the language repertoires of an identified population. The research method involved the adaptation of language history or experience questionnaires designed by bilingualism researchers to describe the language repertoires of a large population of multilingual students. The main findings of the study are: (a) multilingualism is flourishing among the participants; (b) the multilingual repertoires of the participants are expanding because of the addition of African languages to the repertoires; and (c) the position of English is confined to specific functions. A pattern of flourishing functional multilingualism emerges. The value of adding larger scale quantitative studies to complement smaller, qualitative studies in discussions of language shift and maintenance is confirmed by this study
First language · Flourishing · Language shift · Linguistics · Multilingualism · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Pedagogy · Population · Qualitative research · Sociology · Anthropology · Demography · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Social Psychology
Against All Odds
Congolese migrants and South African language appropriation
Being English in multilingual South Africa
Researching South African Englishes
South African Englishes
Language mixing in the social network of a South African student
Professional Academic Development Over Here and Over There
Multilingualism and social cohesion
What is in a language
Amaphi ama-subjects eniwa-enjoy-ayo esikolweni
Unomathotholo or i-radio ? Factors predicting the use of English loanwords among L1 isiXhosa–L2 English bilinguals
The role of English in South African multilinguals’ linguistic repertoires
Multilingualism and augmentative and alternative communication in South Africa – Exploring the views of persons with complex communication needs
Wh-Dependency Processing in a Naturalistic Exposure Context
The parser consults the lexicon in spite of transparent gender marking
Cognitive-conceptual approaches to multilingual repertoires in South Africa and their implications for the study of linguistic registers
Linguistic repertoire
Emerging trends in multilingual learning and teaching
Exploring the interplay of language and body in South African youth
A multilingual pedagogies initiative in higher education
Modelling Bilinguals’ Language Shift Intentions
Explaining the ordinary magic of stable African multilingualism in the Vaal Triangle region in South Africa
Scaffolding understanding of disciplinary concepts using African Languages in Higher Education
The moderating effect of linguistic insecurity on the relationship between students’ L1 attitude and their language shift tendencies
| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |