Perceived ethnolinguistic vitality of Vietnamese and English in Australia: A confirmatory factor analysis

• Autores: Michael Willemyns, Jeffery Pittam, Cynthia Gallois
• Localización: Journal of multilingual and multicultural development, ISSN 0143-4632, Vol. 14, Nº. 6, 1993, págs. 481-497
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to examine the goodness of fit between theoretical models proposed by ethnolinguistic vitality theory and data derived from a study of the perceived ethnolinguistic vitality of. Anglo‐Australian and Vietnamese‐Australian ethnic groups in Brisbane, Australia. This study aimed to test the viability of vitality as a uni‐dimensional construct, as well as to test the viability of the three proposed underlying factors of status, demographics and institutional support, as measured by the Subjective Vitality Questionnaire (SVQ). Results of the confirmatory factor analyses provided support for the applicability of the SVQ to both high and low vitality groups. The suitability of confirmatory factor analysis as a useful statistical method in vitality research is discussed, and the need for careful consideration in the selection of variables included in such analyses is emphasised.