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Publication details [#56850]

Lyddy, Fiona. 2012. What can homograph interpretation tell us about language status in Irish/English bilinguals? International Journal of Applied Linguistics 22 (1) : 105–123.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | homography | interpretation | L1-acquisition | language status

Language as a subject

English | Irish

Place, Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Journal WWW

www.ingenta.com/journals/browse/bpl/ijal

Annotation

This study explores how language context influences homograph interpretation in Irish-English bilingual adults and children. It shows the brittle state of written Irish for L1 speakers and the need to back L1 Irish speakers in teaching and evaluation contexts.