Socio-demographic effects on native language retention for groups speaking Spanish and groups speaking Asian languages in South Florida

This thesis examined the contribution of socio-demographic characteristics to native language retention among Hispanics and Asians in Miami-Dade County (MDC). Data from the 1990 Public Use Microdata Samples (US Census) for MDC were used. Because the dependent variable, native language use in the hom...

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Main Author: Ching, Yin Fong
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 2002
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2340