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The Social and Demographic Context of Language Use in the United States

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Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies Linguistic Variation and Morphology Multilingual Education and Policy

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In this study I investigate the relative frequency with which Americans with a non-English first language use English....The analysis...shows that a respondents characteristics--education age nativity length of residence in the United States if foreign born and marital status--strongly influence the relative frequency with which the childhood language is used vis-a-vis English. The analysis also shows that...the size and degree of geographic segregation of the language groups affect group members patterns of language use. The effect of a spouses native language is also considered. (EXCERPT)

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