One parent, one language

One parent, one language: an interactional approach

by Döpke, Susanne

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This volume examines the relationship between young children's degrees of bilingualism and features of the verbal input which these children receive from their parents. In particular, it seeks to explore the following question: to what extent are families who follow the 'one parent-one language' principle and whose children become active bilinguals this way, different from families who take the same approach but whose children never develop an active command of the minority language?Case studie…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :One parent, one language : an interactional approach / Susanne Döpke.

Summary

This volume examines the relationship between young children's degrees of bilingualism and features of the verbal input which these children receive from their parents. In particular, it seeks to explore the following question: to what extent are families who follow the 'one parent-one language' principle and whose children become active bilinguals this way, different from families who take the same approach but whose children never develop an active command of the minority language?Case studies of six first-born children growing up with German and English were done during the children's third.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1992.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):J. Benjamins Pub. Co
  • Place of Publication:Amsterdam
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1992.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xviii, 231 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789027286673, 9027286671
  • oclc:ocn760845512
  • LC Classification:P115.2
  • Dewey Decimal:404/.2

Table of Contents

ONE PARENT ONE LANGUAGE; Table of Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; 1. The Acquisition of two Languages in Early Childhood; 2. The Sample; 3. The Language Environment; 4. Discourse Structures; 5. Teaching Techniques; 6. Summary and Conclusions; Notes; References; APPENDIX: Transcription Symbols; Index

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