Identity formation, cross-cultural attitudes and language maintenance in the Hungarian Diaspora of Queensland

Abstract

[Abstract]: The purpose of this paper is to discuss some cultural factors influencing the language maintenance and\nshift patterns of the Hungarian community of Brisbane. This paper examines language shift in the\ncontext of language use in the family domain and discusses the connections between the development\nof cross-cultural attitudes (attitudes to the host society as well as the home culture), identity\ndevelopment and language maintenance and shift. The empirical evidence based on a sociolinguistic\nsurvey suggests that Hungarians attach great value to their language. Keeping a strong Hungarian\nidentity is a strong factor in intergenerational language maintenance, and the development of dual identities\ndoes not necessarily lead to language shift. Dual identity can be an additive rather than a\nsubtractive force in the development of Hungarian-English bilinguality.

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