Socialization of Language Through Family Language Policy: A Case Study

Orly Kayam; Tijana Hirsch

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Socialization of Language Through Family Language Policy: A Case Study

Psychology of Language and Communication

Volume 18 (2014): Issue 1 (May 2014)

By: Orly Kayam and Tijana Hirsch

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Abstract

Challenges of heritage language maintenance and benefits of bilingualism have been widely acknowledged. Heritage language maintenance research most oft en focuses on heritage languages in English-dominant societies. This paper presents a case study on family language policy experiences, strategies, and outcomes led by an American-born mother in her effort to maintain and promote English, her heritage language, within the home in the Hebrew-dominant environment in Israel

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/plc-2014-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2083-8506 (formerly 1234-2238) | Journal ISSN: 1234-2238

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Language: English

Page range: 53 - 66

Published online: May 2, 2014

Published in print: May 1, 2014

Published by: Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw

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Keywords:

bilingualism,

heritage language maintenance,

family language policy,

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