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Peer reviewedHoffmann, Charlotte – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1985
Describes the language development of two children, now aged 5 and 8, who acquired two languages--Spanish and German--simultaneously from birth and a third--English--when very young. Focuses on the following factors: patterns of interference, code switching, language dominance, the role of parents, the social environment, and the child's…
Descriptors: Child Language, Code Switching (Language), English, German
