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Language Mixing in Infant Bilingualism Elizabeth Lanza (Professor of Applied Linguistics, Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Oslo)

Language Mixing in Infant Bilingualism By Elizabeth Lanza (Professor of Applied Linguistics, Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Oslo)

Summary

Lanza examines in detail the simultaneous acquisition of English and Norwegian by two first-born children with American mothers living in Norway. She also addresses whether language mixing in infants is conceptually different from codeswitching.

Language Mixing in Infant Bilingualism Summary

Language Mixing in Infant Bilingualism: A Sociolinguistic Perspective by Elizabeth Lanza (Professor of Applied Linguistics, Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Oslo)

Examines the simultaneous acquisition of Norwegian and English by two first-born children each with one American and one Norwegian parent. Investigates the issue of language mixing in relation to language dominance and the child's differentiation between the two languages in relation to the communicative demands of the context. The paperback edition of Elizabeth Lanza's classic investigation of infant bilingualism includes a new section assessing recent research and contains an extensive updated bibliography.

Language Mixing in Infant Bilingualism Reviews

Language Mixing in Infant Bilingualism makes an important contribution to the growing knowledge of dual language acquisition and language contact phenomena in general. * Helena Halmari, Nordic Journal of Linguistics *
the depth and richness of Lanza's analysis place her book in the must-read category for anyone researching not only bilingual child language, but also bilingualism in general and the different aspects of all language acquisition. * Helena Halmari, Nordic Journal of Linguistics *
Lanza's thoroughness will be difficult to surpass. * Helena Halmari, Nordic Journal of Linguistics *
a timely contribution to the field of bilingual acquisition research that offers a rare but much needed social-interactional and context-based perspective on early bilingual development. * Annick DeHouwer, Anthropological Linguistics *
The in-depth account of language choice and discourse exchanges in bilingual families is rich and informative ... Lanza's model of a bilingual - monolingual continuum of response strategies and sensitive analysis of the language socialization factors in family bilingualism should provide a challenge to other researchers in this domain to pursue equally complex examinations. * Johanne Paradis, Journal of Child Language *
Readers familiar with bilingual research puzzles will find this book very stimulating * Rosemarie Tracy, Language in Society *
Lanza's findings provide some insights into the micro-level of interaction in families where parents represent different languages and the factors which contribute to varying degrees of success with the one parent - one language principle. This makes the book very important for families and professionals in advisory capacity who want to know what parents can do in order to further the development of the child's weaker language. * Susanne Doepke, International Journal of Bilingualism *

About Elizabeth Lanza (Professor of Applied Linguistics, Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Oslo)

Elizabeth Lanza is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Oslo.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ; 2. Language Mixing: Some Psycholinguistic, Neurolinguistic, and Sociolinguistic Issues ; 3. A Study in Infant Bilingualism ; 4. Language Mixing by the Young Bilingual Child: Some Formal Aspects ; 5. Language Choice by the Young Bilingual Child: Form and Function in Discourse ; 6. Language Mixing and Language Input: Parental Discourse Strategies ; 7. Conclusion ; Afterword ; Appendices ; References

Additional information

NLS9780199265060
9780199265060
0199265062
Language Mixing in Infant Bilingualism: A Sociolinguistic Perspective by Elizabeth Lanza (Professor of Applied Linguistics, Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Oslo)
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Paperback
Oxford University Press
2004-07-15
424
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