Linguistic Accommodation in a Bilingual Family: One Perspective on the Language Acquisition of a Bilingual Child Being Raised in a Monolingual Community.

Evans, Mary

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Publication Date: 1987

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Linguistic Accommodation in a Bilingual Family: One Perspective on the Language Acquisition of a Bilingual Child Being Raised in a Monolingual Community.

Evans, Mary

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v8 n3 p231-35 1987

Describes one aspect of a Welsh/English bilingual child being raised in England. The father is a native speaker of Welsh, and the mother has learned Welsh in order to speak it to her son. The father accommodates both the mother's and the child's linguistic errors. Areas of accommodation are identified and possible reasons discussed. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, English, Error Analysis (Language), Interlanguage, Language Acquisition, Longitudinal Studies, Monolingualism, Parent Participation, Second Language Learning, Sociolinguistics, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Welsh, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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