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Peer reviewedBettoni, Camilla – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1981
Examines Australian Italian and some characteristics that distinguish it from standard Italian, and discusses the problem of which to teach in the schools. (EKN)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dialects, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBettoni, Camilla; Rubino, Antonia – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1998
Presents data on patterns of language use by Italians living in Australia, focusing on the maintenance of Italian and Dialect under the impact of widespread shift to English. Data from self-report surveys suggest differences by gender, age, and region of origin and note that the position of Italian, though more limited, is somewhat more solid than…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Italian, Language Maintenance
