Subjective linguistic vitality (SEV) of German among minority German speakers in an English-majority-language community
International Journal of Bilingualism
Published online on February 25, 2026
Abstract
International Journal of Bilingualism, Ahead of Print.
Purpose:One important motivation to maintain a minority language is the perception that it allows people to connect meaningfully with other people who speak that language. Subjective ethnolinguistic vitality (SEV) refers to the perception that a language ...
Purpose:One important motivation to maintain a minority language is the perception that it allows people to connect meaningfully with other people who speak that language. Subjective ethnolinguistic vitality (SEV) refers to the perception that a language ...