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Peer reviewedDay, Richard R. – Language Learning, 1979
Ninety-eight children whose first language is Hawaii Creole English (HCE) acquired English without a formal language program while maintaining their first language. Learning the dominant variety of the language in a bicultural/bidialectal environment did not adversely affect performance in HCE. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Creoles, Diglossia, Language Dominance, Language Maintenance
