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Family language policy and heritage language transmission in Pakistan—the intersection of family dynamics, ethnic identity and cultural practices on language proficiency and maintenance [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyHeritage languages play a pivotal role in cultural preservation, ethnic identity attachment and intergenerational continuity. The dynamics of heritage language transmission within family settings warrant comprehensive exploration, specifically in ...
Shameen Fatima, Muhammad Umar Nadeem
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Parental Language Mixing in Montreal: Rates, Predictors, and Relation to Infants’ Vocabulary Size [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesLanguage mixing is a common feature of bilingual communication, yet its predictors and effects on children’s vocabulary development remain debated. Most research has been conducted in contexts with clear societal and heritage languages, leaving open ...
Alexandra Paquette +1 more
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College Heritage Language Speakers' Perceptions of Heritage Languages and Identity [PDF]
Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 2006 As one of the primary sectors for providing the nation's capacity for less commonly taught languages (LCTLs), the resource of heritage languages needs to be developed and honored (Brecht & Walton, 1994).
Jingjing Qin
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Incontri: Rivista Europea di Studi Italiani, 2022 Heritage languages in Naples This paper focuses on heritage languages in Naples (Italy). It discusses two different case studies (one Italian higher school and one Center for adult migrants) in order to individuate some possible external factors ...
Margherita Di Salvo
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A Historical Analysis of Three Arab-Sassanid Coins of Bišāpur [PDF]
پژوهش های تاریخی, 2020 Arab-Sassanidcoins were minted after the conquest of Iran by Muslims in the style of Sassanidcoins with a Kufic border margin. Most of the coins of the Arab conquerors were silver, but next to them, a large number of copper coins have been found, which ...
Katayoun Fekripour, Fariba Sharifian
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Opposition in ecological discourse: An ecostylistic scrutiny of speakGreen ecological posts
Journal of World Languages, 2022 This article explores the posts with ecological concerns published by the community organization speakGreen on its website and Facebook page. The analysis falls within the aims and scope of ecostylistics, and is undertaken by applying Lesley Jeffries ...
Virdis Daniela Francesca
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Cherishing the heritage language: Predictors of parental heritage language maintenance efforts
International Journal of Bilingualism, 2022 Aims: Multilingual families are often challenged with the transmission of their heritage language (HL) to future generations. Departing from this observation, this study aims to investigate which factors correlate with multilingual families’ HL maintenance efforts.
Ily Hollebeke +4 more
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The Structure of Phonological Networks and Social Identity of Heritage Languages
JL3T (Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Language Teaching), 2021 This paper provides the basic information of the phonological networks and social identity about the heritage languages. The phonological networks convey the classification of the sound systems, while the social identity declares the difference among ...
Mohd Hamid Raza
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Heritage language and linguistic theory [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 This paper discusses a common reality in many cases of multilingualism: heritage speakers, or unbalanced bilinguals, simultaneous or sequential, who shifted early in childhood from one language (their heritage language) to their dominant language (the language of their speech community). To demonstrate the relevance of heritage linguistics to the study
Scontras, Gregory +2 more
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