Early trilingualism : a focus on questions
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Bibliographic Information
Early trilingualism : a focus on questions
(Second language acquisition / series editor, David Singleton, 16)
Multilingual Matters, c2006
- : hbk
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-247) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The book describes how a trilingual child in the Basque Country, where Spanish and Basque are the languages of the community, is able to successfully acquire English at home through interaction with her mother. It focuses on her acquisition of the form and function of English questions.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter 1. Bilingual and trilingual acquisition
Chapter 2. The development of interrogative behaviour Part II: The Acquisition Of English Question Form And Function In A Trilingual Child
Chapter 3. Research questions and design
Chapter 4. Research findings
Chapter 5. Interpretation of the findings
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