Language mixing in infant bilingualism : a sociolinguistic perspective
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Language mixing in infant bilingualism : a sociolinguistic perspective
（Oxford linguistics）
Oxford University Press, 2004
- : pbk
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Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon, 1997
Corrected edition for publication in paperback 2004
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Examines the simultaneous acquisition of Norwegian and English by two first-born children each with one American and one Norwegian parent. Investigates the issue of language mixing in relation to language dominance and the child's differentiation between the two languages in relation to the communicative demands of the context. The paperback edition of Elizabeth Lanza's classic investigation of infant bilingualism includes a new section assessing recent research and
contains an extensive updated bibliography.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Language Mixing: Some Psycholinguistic, Neurolinguistic, and Sociolinguistic Issues
- 3. A Study in Infant Bilingualism
- 4. Language Mixing by the Young Bilingual Child: Some Formal Aspects
- 5. Language Choice by the Young Bilingual Child: Form and Function in Discourse
- 6. Language Mixing and Language Input: Parental Discourse Strategies
- 7. Conclusion
- Afterword
- Appendices
- References
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