Language use in interlingual families : a Japanese-English sociolinguistic study / Masayo Yamamoto.
"This book introduces the way languages are used in families under multilingual circumstances in Japan, namely Japanese-English interlingual families, and examines what factors influence their language choice, with the aim of arriving at a predictive model of language use. The data for analysis...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Clevedon, England ; Buffalo, N.Y. :
Multilingual Matters,
[2001]
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| Series: | Bilingual education and bilingualism
30. |
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| Summary: | "This book introduces the way languages are used in families under multilingual circumstances in Japan, namely Japanese-English interlingual families, and examines what factors influence their language choice, with the aim of arriving at a predictive model of language use. The data for analysis is derived from a questionnaire survey conducted with interlingual families and follow-up interviews with a small number of families drawn from the original sample. In light of these findings, the book also examines the 'one parent-one language' principle in relation to children's use of a minority language and suggests an alternative view, namely the principle of maximal engagement with the minority language. The book also proposes a taxonomy of interlingual family types and a typological model of language use, with the intention of providing researchers with a unifying framework for the study of bilingualism."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 170 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 185359539X 9781853595394 1853595403 9781853595400 |