Three is a Crowd? : : Acquiring Portuguese in a Trilingual Environment /

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

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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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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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