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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Döpke, Susanne.

Series:

Studies in bilingualism ; v. 3.

Studies in bilingualism (SiBil) ; vol. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bilingualism in children.

Language acquisition--Parent participation.

Language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1992.

Language Note:

English

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

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-01237-5

9786613012371

90-272-8667-1

OCLC:

760845512