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Identity and Voluntary Language Maintenance Efforts: A Case of Bilingual Korean-American University Students in Hawai‘i

Sustainable Multilingualism
Volume 22 (2023): Issue 1 (June 2023)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sm-2023-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2335-2027 | Journal ISSN: 2335-2019
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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 26
Published on: Jun 9, 2023
Published by: Vytautas Magnus University, Institute of Foreign Language
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
heritage language learning,
identity,
Korean-American,
Korean language,
transnational connection,
voluntary effort
Related subjects:
Linguistics and semiotics,
Applied linguistics,
Language assessment and testing,
Language policy and planning,
Theoretical frameworks and disciplines,
Bilingualism and multilingualism,
Second language acquisition

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