Format:
xv, 664 Seiten
,
Diagramme
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26 cm
ISBN:
9781107179219
Series Statement:
Cambridge handbooks in language and linguistics
Content:
Many children are born into families where parents speak different languages to them. Karin was born in Portugal and taken care of at home by her mother, who spoke Portuguese to her. Karin's father spoke Swedish to her from the start, but was usually not home during the day. As a young infant Karin was very happy to have her father come home after work and play with her. At around age 4 months, something changed. As usual, Karin would be in her mother's arms when father came home, and mother spoke to her husband in Swedish. But for a few weeks, Karin did not immediately show her usual joy at her father's homecoming. Instead, she "froze up" and looked at her mother's mouth with a disquieted frown, and refused to cuddle either parent until her attention was led away to something else (Cruz-Ferreira, 2006, p. 62; two other infants described by Cruz-Ferreira showed the same pattern at around the same age)
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe The Cambridge handbook of bilingualism Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019 ISBN 9781316831922
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Zweisprachigkeit
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Zweisprachigkeit
DOI:
10.1017/9781316831922
Author information:
De Houwer, Annick 1958-
