Language Maintenance and Shift语言维护和移.pptVIP

LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE SHIFT LANGUAGE SOCIETY WHEN ONE LANGUAGE MEETS THE OTHER LANGUAGE SHIFT Migrant minorities Migrant minorities The language shift of 2nd-generation immigrants If you don’t want to be part of us… Debate Rages On Over English Only Policies Migrant majority Migrant majority Colonization The colonial powers impose their languages on the colonies. Colonization More Population Colonization The Dominant Culture Case: The Isle of Man The official language of the Isle of Man is English, while?Manx Gaelic?has also had official status since 1985.?Manx has traditionally bee