Publications

Publication details [#51521]

Schüpbach, Doris. 2009. Language transmission revisited: family type, linguistic environment and language attitudes. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 12 (1) : 15–30.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

age | bilingual acquisition | family role | language attitude | language variety

Language as a subject

German, Swiss

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This article uses a life story approach to explore factors of intergenerational language transmission and shift among four family types of Swiss German immigrants of a wide age range, who migrated to Australia over several decades. The role of the specific language variety involved and external assimilationist forces are also examined.