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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 reviewedRubino, Antonia, and Bettoni, Camilla – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1990
First results of a survey of English use in 202 Italo-Australian subjects in 46 situations show a widespread shift to English, beginning with younger (first generation) subjects and increasing dramatically among members of the second generation. Italo-Australians' English usage depends more on personal characteristics of speakers than on topic or…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Generation Gap, Italian
