Language Shift among Javanese Youth and Their Perception of Local and National Identities

@article{Andriyanti2019LanguageSA,
  title={Language Shift among Javanese Youth and Their Perception of Local and National Identities},
  author={Erna Andriyanti},
  journal={GEMA Online{\textregistered} Journal of Language Studies},
  year={2019},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:203056106}
}
  • Erna Andriyanti
  • Published in GEMA Online® Journal of… 28 August 2019
  • Linguistics, Sociology
  • GEMA Online® Journal of Language Studies
It is not uncommon for language to play an important role in identity issues in multilingual countries. Declaring one of the important community languages as the official language in such a country can pose a threat to the survival of the other languages. Bahasa Indonesia is an example of this phenomenon. Its successful establishment as the national language has altered the local language situation throughout the country. Relevant to this study, it has had an important effect on young people’s… 
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