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UNINA9910783781703321 |
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Autore |
Gibbons John <1946-> |
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Titolo |
Maintaining a minority language [[electronic resource] ] : a case study of Hispanic teenagers / / John Gibbons and Elizabeth Ramirez |
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Clevedon, England ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-82838-2 |
9786610828388 |
9781853597422 |
1-85359-742-2 |
1-4175-7054-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (250 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Language maintenance - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) |
Bilingualism - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) |
Literacy - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) |
Spaniards - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) - Languages |
Teenagers - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) - Language |
Spanish language - Social aspects - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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. 234-240) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Conventions -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Language Proficiency -- Chapter 3: Measuring Proficiency -- Chapter 4: The Societal -- Chapter 5: Interpersonal Contact -- Chapter 6: Education, Media Use and Literacy -- Chapter 7: Attitudes and Beliefs -- Chapter 8: Conclusions -- References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores two main areas. First, what a high level of proficiency in two languages consists of, and second, what factors can produce this high level of bilingual proficiency. Higher level language is usually acquired at school, but many minority language students are educated in only one language. The book therefore examines other factors in the development of the minority language, such as home literacy practices and positive attitudes, that might contribute to the |
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