BILINGUAL SIBLINGS by Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert ( 9781847693266 )

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Title:

BILINGUAL SIBLINGS
LANGUAGE USE IN FAMILIES

By:

Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1847693261

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9781847693266

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Publisher:

CHANNEL VIEW PUBLICATIONS LTD

Pub. date:

1 December, 2010

Series:

Parents' and Teachers' Guides

Pages:

232

Description:

Taking a different perspective to traditional case studies on one bilingual child, this book discusses the whole family and the realities of life with two or more children and languages. This book explores language patterns and preferences as well as the effect of birth order and family size on language use.

Synopsis:

How do bilingual brothers and sisters talk to each other? Sibling language use is an uncharted area in studies of bilingualism. From a perspective of independent researcher and parent of three bilingual children Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert discusses the issues of a growing bilingual or multilingual family. What happens when there are two or more children at different stages of language development? Do all the siblings speak the same languages? Which language(s) do the siblings prefer to speak together? Could one child refuse to speak one language while another child is fluently bilingual? How do the factors of birth order, personality or family size interact in language production? With data from over 100 international families this book investigates the reality of family life with two or more children and languages.

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Multilingual Matters

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