Format:
1 online resource (xxii, 324 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781316459690
,
9781107133372
,
9781107589896
Content:
A heritage language is the term given to a language spoken at home by bilingual children of immigrant parents. Written by a leading figure in the field, this pioneering, in-depth study brings together three heritage languages - Hindu, Spanish and Romanian - spoken in the United States. It demonstrates how heritage speakers drive morphosyntactic change when certain environmental characteristics are met, and considers the relationship between social and cognitive factors and timing in language acquisition, bilingualism, and language change. It also discusses the implications of the findings for the language education of heritage speakers in the USA and considers how the heritage language can be maintained in the English-speaking school system. Advancing our understanding of heritage language development and change, this book is essential reading for students and researchers of linguistics and multilingualism, immigration, education studies and language policy, as well as educators and policy makers.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Dec 2022)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107133372
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781107133372
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/9781316459690
DOI:
10.1017/9781316459690
