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Publication details [#58195]

Muysken, Pieter. 2013. Language contact outcomes as the result of bilingual optimization strategies. Bilingualism 16 (4) : 709–730.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | coherence | interaction pattern | language contact | language processing

Place, Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Journal WWW

journals.cambridge.org/

Annotation

This study presents 4 strategies that may account for (different) language contact results according to their interactions in bilingual speakers (' communities): maximize L1 and L2 structural coherence, match between L1 and L2 patterns where possible; and confide in universal language processing principles.