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Selected Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics edited by Lotfi Sayahi and Maurice Westmoreland ISBN 1-57473-405-9 library binding vii + 132 pages publication date: 2005 published by Cascadilla Proceedings Project, Somerville, MA, USA Table of contents Abstract Shaw N. Gynan Official Bilingualism in Paraguay, 1995-2001: An Analysis of the Impact of Language Policy on Attitudinal Change 24-40 (complete pdf) During the transition from dictatorship to democracy, Paraguay developed a theoretically sound language plan for bilingual education. A pair of language attitude surveys were conducted at the early stage of this project and six years later. The results show significant change along a number of dimensions. Bilingual education and a positive language policy appear to have improved linguistic self-esteem, reduced purism, and contributed toward a more positive attitude toward Guaraní, the indigenous language still spoken by a majority of the population. These results point to the beneficial effects of bilingual education and a language policy that recognizes the legitimacy of all languages spoken in a country. |