Publications

Publication details [#46169]

Yamamoto, Masayo. 2007. Language use in interlingual families: Do different languages make a difference? International Journal of the Sociology of Language 189 : 133–148.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | family conversation | language use | multilingualism

Language as a subject

English | Filipino | Japanese

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IJSL/html

Annotation

This study explores language use in Japanese-Filipino and Japanese-English interlingual families. Significant group differences suggest that language use in interlingual families could be language sensitive, and linked with the perceived status and possible virtues of competence in a given language.