A multilevel statistical analysis of changes in language use among first-generation immigrants in a bilingual setting

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

Volumn , Issue 203, 2010, Pages 83-99

  Livert, David ^a   Otheguy, Ricardo ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

hierarchical linear models; multilevel analysis; New York; pronouns; Spanish

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953945185     PISSN: 01652516     EISSN: 16133668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJSL.2010.023     Document Type: Article

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