Language Attrition and the Spanish-English Bilingual: A Case of Syntactic Reduction.

Kirschner, Carl

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ERIC Number: EJ546040

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Publication Date: 1996

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Language Attrition and the Spanish-English Bilingual: A Case of Syntactic Reduction.

Kirschner, Carl

Bilingual Review/Revista Bilingue, v21 n2 p123-30 May-Aug 1996

Examines the structures present in the writing samples of bilingual respondents to written questions in Spanish in order to determine which forms represent a departure from standard Spanish; discusses the patterns that develop; and offers insights into the factors underlying this systemic departure from standard written Spanish. (26 references) (CK)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Patterns, Language Styles, Spanish, Spanish Speaking, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syntax, Written Language

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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