Chapter published in:
Heritage Languages: A language contact approachSuzanne Aalberse, Ad Backus and Pieter Muysken
[Studies in Bilingualism 58] 2019
► pp. 141–160
Chapter 7Heritage language phenomena and what triggers them
Article outline
- 7.1Introduction
- 7.2Phenomena studied
- 7.2.1Phonology
- 7.2.2Lexicon
- Loan translation
- Loan extension
- 7.2.3Morphology
- 7.2.4Syntax
- 7.3Language internal factors: Changes in the input for new generations of speakers
- 7.3.1Order of acquisition
- 7.3.2Frequency
- 7.3.3Optionality
- 7.3.4Restricted use
- 7.4Cross-linguistic influence: External factors
- 7.4.1Filter of grammatical categories via the dominant language
- 7.4.2Convergence through a shift in distribution
- 7.4.3Loan translations and semantic extensions
- 7.4.4Contact induced grammaticalization or additive borrowing
- 7.5Comparing internal and external factors
- 7.6Summary