The language situation in Fiji

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Mangubhai, Francis and Mugler, France. 2003. "The language situation in Fiji." Current Issues in Language Planning. 4 (3/4), pp. 367-456.

Article Title	The language situation in Fiji
ERA Journal ID	22151
Article Category	Article
Authors	Mangubhai, Francis (Author) and Mugler, France (Author)
Journal Title	Current Issues in Language Planning
Journal Citation	4 (3/4), pp. 367-456
Number of Pages	90
Year	2003
Place of Publication	Abingdon, Oxon. United Kingdom
ISSN	1466-4208
	1747-7506
Web Address (URL)	http://www.multilingual-matters.com
Abstract	After PNG, Fiji is the second largest island nation in the Southwest Pacific and the hub of the region. Nearly all Fiji Islanders have either Fijian or Fiji Hindi as their first language, in roughly equal numbers, while the former colonial language, English, with very few native speakers, has retained an important role, particularly as medium of instruction and lingua franca. Although the Constitution nominally gives these three languages equal status, the vernaculars, including some minority languages, remain the main media of communication, while English dominates in most official spheres. In spite of frequent pronouncements about the importance of vernaculars, little planning takes place, and there is little recognition of non-standard dialects.
Keywords	Fiji; language planning; education; Hindi; Fijian
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	470321. Translation and interpretation studies
	470399. Language studies not elsewhere classified
	451310. Pacific Peoples linguistics and languages
Public Notes	File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author.
Byline Affiliations	Faculty of Education
	University of the South Pacific, Fiji

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