Aboriginal languages in Canada: Emerging Trends and Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition [Mary Jane Norris]

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Publisher: 
Canadian Social Trends
Year of publication: 
2007

“The article focuses on the acquisition of Aboriginal languages as a second language in Canada. According to the report, Aboriginal mother tongues has been declining but has been offset to some degree by the fact that many Aboriginal people have learned an Aboriginal language as a second language. In addition, the acquisition of Aboriginal language as a second language could revitalize or slow the extinction of endangered languages.”

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English