Calvin Veltman
Calvin Veltman is an American sociologist, demographer and sociolinguist at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He previously worked at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. In the United States, his work on English use and acquisition among Hispanics is well known.
Publications
The United States
- "Anglicization in the United States: the Importance of Parental Nativity and Language Practice", 1981
- "Anglicization in the United States: Language Environment and Language Practice of American Adolescents", 1983 Language Shift in the United States, 1983 L'avenir du français aux États-Unis, 1987 The Future of the Spanish Language in the United States, 1988
- "Modelling the Language Shift Process of Hispanic Immigrants", 1989
- "The Status of the Spanish Language in the United States at the Beginning of the 21st Century", 1990
- "The American Linguistic Mosaic: Understanding Languages Shift in the United States", 2000
Quebec (Canada)
Les Grecs du quartier Parc Extension, 1984 L'intégration sociolinguistique des Québécois d'origine portugaise, 1985 L'adaptation des immigrants de la décennie 1980, 1993- "Using Field Methods to Assess the Validity of the Canadian Census", 1985
- "The English Language in Quebec, 1940-1990", 1995
- "The Interpretation of the Language Questions of the Canadian Census", 1985
- "Assessing the Impact of Quebec's Language Legislation", 1986
- Veltman, Calvin, and Andrew Hund. "Confirming Good Theory with Bad Data : l'anglicisation des hispanoaméricains." Demographie et Cultures.. 2008.
Alsace (France)
Le déclin du dialecte alsacien, 1989- "La régression du dialecte", 1982
- "La transmission de l'alsacien dans le milieu familial", 1983
- "L'usage de l'alsacien du milieu urbain", 1984
- "Assimilation linguistique des alsaciens: politiques officielles, évolution, tendances actuelles", 1987
- "Usages linguistiques en Alsace : présentation d'une enquête et premiers résultats", 1988