Three is a Crowd? : : Acquiring Portuguese in a Trilingual Environment / / Madalena Cruz-Ferreira.
The book describes three siblings' apportioning of linguistic and cultural space among three languages: Portuguese, Swedish and English. Parallel strategies accounting for monolingual and multilingual language management shape a truly illuminating picture of child linguistic competence. Written...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2006] ©2006 |
Year of Publication: | 2006 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Child Language and Child Development
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Preview -- Part 1: Becoming Multilingual -- 2. Issues in Bilingualism and Bilingual Acquisition -- 3. The Children -- 4. Data Collection and Analytical Choices -- 5. Speaking Languages, and Talking about Them -- Part 2: Making Sense of Portuguese -- 6. Shaping Sound -- 7. Probing for Constituency -- 8. Probing for Meaning -- Part 3: Acquiring a Third Language -- 9. A New Language: Intruder or Guest? -- 10. Language Input and Language Management in a Multilingual Environment -- 11. Balancing Culture and Identity -- 12. Overview -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | The book describes three siblings' apportioning of linguistic and cultural space among three languages: Portuguese, Swedish and English. Parallel strategies accounting for monolingual and multilingual language management shape a truly illuminating picture of child linguistic competence. Written by a multilingual parent, educator and linguist, this book is for parents, educators and linguists in our predominantly, increasingly multilingual world. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781853598395 9783111024738 9783110663136 9783110606713 |
DOI: | 10.21832/9781853598395 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Madalena Cruz-Ferreira. |