Linguistic Assimilation: West Indians in Cardiff.

Giles, Howard; Bourhis, Richard Y.

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ERIC Number: EJ132767

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1975

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Linguistic Assimilation: West Indians in Cardiff

Giles, Howard; Bourhis, Richard Y.

Language Sciences, 38, 9-12, Dec 75

An investigation is reported which was designed to determine to what extent second generation male West Indians have accommodated to local white speech norms in the city of Cardiff. (RM)

Descriptors: Black Community, Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Ethnic Groups, Language Patterns, Language Research, Nonstandard Dialects, Racial Differences, Sociolinguistics, Standard Spoken Usage

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