Commentary published In:
Epistemological issue: The dynamics of bilingualism in language shift ecologiesEdited by Cristina Flores and Neal Snape
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 13:1] 2023
► pp. 45–50
Edited by Cristina Flores and Neal Snape
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 13:1] 2023
► pp. 45–50
Commentary
Carefully considering the need, precision, and usefulness of classifying bilingual speakers in language shift contexts
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