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Publication details [#46982]

Gibbons, John and Elizabeth Ramirez. 2004. Maintaining a Minority Language. A Case Study of Hispanic Teenagers. (Multilingual Matters). Multilingual Matters. 240 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingual acquisition | language proficiency | minority language | teenager

Language as a subject

Spanish

Annotation

This book explores what factors in succesful minority language development, such as positive language attitudes and home literacy practices, might add to the production of a high level of bilingual proficiency. The example consists of a case study involving Hispanic teenagers.