1994
DOI: 10.1177/009182969402200405
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Missionary Language Learning in a World Hierarchy of Languages

Abstract: Languages are organized into a hierarchy of multilingualism based on patterns of learning and use. Native speakers of English, at the top of the hierarchy. find the popularity of English to be convenient. However, it is also detrimental to the work ofEnglish-speaking missionaries, as many are inhibited by hierarchical assumptions from gaining the level of skill which they need in the languages ofthe people to whom they want to minister. Missionary language competence therefore seems to be decreasing throughout… Show more

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