Three is a crowd? : acquiring Portuguese in a trilingual environment / Madalena Cruz-Ferreira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cruz-Ferreira, Madalena, 1952-

Series:

Child language and child development ; 6.

Child language and child development ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multilingualism in children.

Language acquisition.

Language and culture.

Portuguese language--Acquisition.

Portuguese language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon, UK ; Buffalo, NY : Multilingual Matters, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book describes three siblings' apportioning of linguistic and cultural space among three languages: Portuguese, Swedish and English. Parallel strategies accounting for monolingual and multilingual language management shape a truly illuminating picture of child linguistic competence. Written by a multilingual parent, educator and linguist, this book is for parents, educators and linguists in our predominantly, increasingly multilingual world.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgements

1. Preview

2. Issues in Bilingualism and Bilingual Acquisition

3. The Children

4. Data Collection and Analytical Choices

5. Speaking Languages, and Talking about Them

6. Shaping Sound

7. Probing for Constituency

8. Probing for Meaning

9. A New Language: Intruder or Guest?

10. Language Input and Language Management in a Multilingual Environment

11. Balancing Culture and Identity

12. Overview

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-329) and index.

ISBN:

9786610550999

9781280550997

1280550996

9781853598395

1853598399

OCLC:

475970703