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Counting languages: how to do it and what to avoid. A German perspective ...
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Adler, Astrid. - : Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, 2020
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The annual microcensus provides Germany’s most important official statistics. Unlike a census it does not cover the whole population, but a representative 1%-sample of it. • In 2017, the German microcensus asked a question on the language of the population, i.e. ‘Which language is mainly spoken in your household?’ • Unfortunately, the question, its design and its position within the whole microcensus’ questionnaire feature several shortcomings. The main shortcoming is that multilingual repertoires cannot be captured by it. • Recommendations for the improvement of the microcensus’ language question: first and foremost the question (i.e. its wording, design, and answer options) should make it possible to count multilingual repertoires. ...
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URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/315163
https://dx.doi.org/10.17863/cam.62271
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Counting languages: how to do it and what to avoid. A German perspective
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Adler, Astrid. - : MEITS, 2020. : Languages, Society and Policy, 2020
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