Abstract
Drawing on the results of sociolinguistic research in three ethnically different communities (Tongan,Greek and Chinese) in New Zealand, this paper first explores and illustrates the processes of language shift and revival identified in Fishman's model. The second part of the paper illustrates the ways in which the macro level factors identified by Fishman as predictors of succesful language maintenance are realized at the community level.
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