Bilingual Siblings

Language Use in Families

AvSuzanne Barron-Hauwaert

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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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 family size interact in language production? With data from over 100 international families this book investigates the reality of family life with two or more children and languages.

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Utgivningsdatum:2011-01-13
Mått:170 x 225 x 13 mm
Vikt:375 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Parents' and Teachers' Guides
Antal sidor:232
Förlag:Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN:9781847693266

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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 and bringing up children with two languages.

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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 comments and suggestions. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in bilingual and multilingual families.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionChapter 1 – What do we know about Bilingual Families?Chapter 2 – The Growing and Evolving FamilyChapter 3 – The Sibling RelationshipChapter 4 – Age Difference, Family Size & Language OrdersChapter 5 – Gender & LanguageChapter 6 – Birth Order: A Child’s Position in the FamilyChapter 7 – Individual Differences: Same Languages, Different Language HistoriesChapter 8 – Bilingualism and Twins, Adoption, Single parents & Step-familiesChapter 9 – Five Themes on Family Language Use