Language Reversion Revisited.

De Bot, Kees; Clyne, Michael

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Publication Date: 1989

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Language Reversion Revisited.

De Bot, Kees; Clyne, Michael

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v11 n2 p167-77 Jun 1989

A longitudinal study on language maintenance and loss among Dutch-English bilinguals in Australia revealed little loss in both languages over the years. This leads to the hypothesis of a "critical threshold" that must be reached to retain the second language. First language reversion appears commonly among immigrants who did not reach this threshold. 25 references. (Author/JR)

Descriptors: Culture Contact, Dutch, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Language Proficiency, Language Research, Language Skill Attrition, Longitudinal Studies, Older Adults, Retention (Psychology), Uncommonly Taught Languages

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