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Bilingual Siblings: Language Use in Families
Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert
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Description for Bilingual Siblings: Language Use in Families
Paperback. 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. Series: Parents' and Teachers' Guides. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDM; VFV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
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 ... Read more
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Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Parents' and Teachers' Guides
Condition
New
Weight
371g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847693266
SKU
V9781847693266
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99-15
About Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert
Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert independently researches bilingual families and their language patterns. She is the author of Language Strategies for Bilingual Families: the one-parent-one-language approach (2004, Multilingual Matters). Suzanne is British, married to a Frenchman, and lives in France with their three bilingual children aged 13, 11 and 7. Suzanne advises families through Bilingual Support Groups in France and writes on education ... Read more
Reviews for Bilingual Siblings: Language Use in Families
Multilingual parents are often surprised by the different language preferences of their children. Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert shows just how dynamic the family language situation becomes with the arrival of younger siblings, thus putting the finger on an under-researched area of bilingualism research. She combines academic rigor with extensive hands-on experience and manages to present the issues with vivid descriptions and insightful ... Read more