Face[t]s of first language loss / Sandra G. Kouritzin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kouritzin, Sandra G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language attrition.

Linguistic minorities--Language.

Linguistic minorities.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Other Title:

Faces of first language loss

Facets of first language loss

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Erlbaum, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book contributes to the understanding of first-language loss in both immigrant and indigenous communities in (at least) three ways. First, it provides insight into the process of language loss and the factors contributing to it. Second, it attempts to define, from an insider perspective, what it means to ""lose"" a language. Third, it analyzes the perceived consequences of first language loss in terms of social, academic, emotional, and economic factors--an approach previously lacking in research on language loss. Most studies of first language loss are impersonal, even when the

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; On What Pretext?; 1. A PRE/TEXT FOR LANGUAGE LOSS RESEARCH; I. FACE-TOUCHING: A STORY BOOK; A Musical Interlude; 2. ARIANA: INTRODUCTION; 3. ARIANA'S STORY: BUT I'M CANADIAN BORN; 4. RICHARD: INTRODUCTION; 5. RICHARD'S STORY: ENGLISH IS A FULL-TIME JOB; 6. LARA: INTRODUCTION; 7. LARA'S STORY: AN OUTSIDER LOOKING IN; 8. BRIAN: INTRODUCTION; 9. BRIAN'S STORY: NOTHING TOO DEEP; 10. HELENA: INTRODUCTION; 11. HELENA'S STORY: LEARNING THE RULES; II. DWELLING IN THE BORDERLANDS; Borders; 12. DWELLING IN THE BORDERLANDS: INTRODUCTION

13. FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS14. SELF-IMAGE AND CULTURAL IDENTITY; 15. SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPS; 16. SCHOOL PERFORMANCE; 17. THE MEANING OF LOSS; Discordance; 18. CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A: LIFE HISTORY SELECTION CRITERIA; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-223) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-4106-0334-2

1-282-32587-6

9786612325878

0-585-25088-X

9781410603340

OCLC:

476266708