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Shin Sarah J. <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Developing in two languages [[electronic resource] ] : Korean children in America / / Sarah J. Shin |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Clevedon, England ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-82840-4 |
9781853597481 |
9786610828401 |
1-85359-748-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (202 p.) |
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Collana |
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Child language and child development ; ; 5 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bilingualism in children - United States |
Korean American children - Language |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-178) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Development of Childhood Bilingualism -- Chapter 2. Koreans in the United States -- Chapter 3. Methods -- Chapter 4. Codeswitching as a Communicative Resource -- Chapter 5. Dual Language Development -- Chapter 6. Pressures for Language Shift -- Chapter 7. Developing and Maintaining Heritage Languages -- References -- Appendixes -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Immigrant parents are frequently advised by teachers, doctors and speech therapists to stop speaking the native language at home so as not to confuse children with input from two languages. However, this view is not supported by empirical linguistic and social evidence. This book sheds light on some of the common myths around being bilingual and explores the processes of dual language development among Korean children growing up in the United States. The book sensibly argues that the bilingualism of linguistic minority children is a resource to be cultivated, not a problem to be overcome. In addition, it explores various educational, social and economic pressures which hamper intergenerational transmission of heritage languages, and discusses |
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