Sentence examples for language shift from inspiring English sources

Fishman, J. A. Reversing Language Shift (Multilingual Matters, Philadelphia, 1991).

All are undergoing language shift, to varying degrees.

A spokesman for the innovation department played down the language shift in comments to the ABC.

The language shift has caused significant problems for the country's 50,000 teachers.

This study investigates the effects of language shift on voice source and perceptual voice quality.

The Songhai speech community probably absorbed speakers from various other linguistic communities through a process of primary language shift.

That language shifted and changed, of course.

I love observing and following the ways that language shifts.

But making last week even more decisive, Mr. Bernanke's language shifted significantly.

The debate over erasing the term "retarded" illustrates the issues that can arise as language shifts.

The pathology of a dying language shifts to another stage once the language has retreated to the living room.