International Journal of Bilingual
Education and Bilingualism
Editor: Colin Baker, University of Wales, Bangor
Review Editor: Aneta Pavlenko, Temple University, Philadelpia
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Volume: 6 Number: 2 Page: 81–94
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Language Attitudes and the Future of Bilingualism: The Case of Paraguay
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Jinny K. Choi
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This paper has two main objectives. First, it examines the language attitudes of parents and secondary school students who are participating in programmes where both official languages of Paraguay, Spanish
and Guaraní, are taught. As its second objective, this paper studies the relationship between linguistic attitudes and usage. Many studies have shown that positive attitudes towards a language usually
increase its usage; on the other hand, negative attitudes may obstruct the vitality of a language, in many cases leading to language death. Nevertheless, according to our data from Paraguay, the usage of
Guaraní does not reflect positive attitudes towards this language. There is a clear inconsistency between language attitude and linguistic usage.
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