Proficiency Predictors in Sequential Bilinguals : The Puzzle of Proficiency
Proficiency Predictors in Sequential Bilinguals : The Puzzle of Proficiency
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Author(s): Austin, Lynette
Schwieter, John W.
ISBN No.: 9781108725248
Pages: 96
Year: 201904
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 30.31
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

This Element provides an overview of research considering variables deemed to impact bilingual language acquisition, and highlights research outcomes from a variety of disciplines. An exploratory study takes into account these variables and examines the language acquisition of adult Spanish-English bilinguals across a range of domains in their two languages. The results demonstrate that the highly interactive nature of bilingual speakers' languages is in line with a holistic view of the dynamic, interdependent nature of bilingualism as described by usage-based theories and dynamic systems theories, and by the conceptualization of bilingual language from a Dynamic Interactive Processing Perspective.


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