Three is a Crowd? : : Acquiring Portuguese in a Trilingual Environment / / Madalena Cruz-Ferreira.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Cruz-Ferreira, Madalena,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Child Language and Child Development
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• 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
• 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.

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.