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... English has gained the most from migration . In Australia , for example , over one - quarter of the population were born in households where nobody spoke English . Most immigrants make some effort to learn the language , even those ...
... English has gained the most from migration . In Australia , for example , over one - quarter of the population were born in households where nobody spoke English . Most immigrants make some effort to learn the language , even those ...
Page 83
... English - speaking category . Source : US Bureau of the Census , 1993c . cated would be speaking English at home and thus not be represented in this chart . Mexicans appear to be particularly slow to move to English , but even Mexicans ...
... English - speaking category . Source : US Bureau of the Census , 1993c . cated would be speaking English at home and thus not be represented in this chart . Mexicans appear to be particularly slow to move to English , but even Mexicans ...
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... English.3 31 Canada also has a remarkable diversity of languages . According to the 1991 Census , 7.4 per cent of the population speak a language other than English or French at home , and 1.4 per cent can speak neither of the two ...
... English.3 31 Canada also has a remarkable diversity of languages . According to the 1991 Census , 7.4 per cent of the population speak a language other than English or French at home , and 1.4 per cent can speak neither of the two ...
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