Yamamoto Language Use in Interlingual Familes

A Japanese-English Sociolinguistic Study
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-85359-541-7
Verlag: Multilingual Matters
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 30, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism

This book introduces the way languages are used in Japanese-English interlingual families in Japan and explains what factors influence their language choice, with the aim of arriving at a predictive model of language use. It also proposes a taxonomy of interlingual family types and a typological model of language use.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yamamoto, Masayo

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

List of Symbols

1 Introduction

2 Studies of Bilingualism in Interlingual Families

3 Taxonomy of Interlingual Family Types

4 Objectives and Method of the Present Study

5 Findings

6 Conclusions

References

Appendix A

Appendix B

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Yamamoto, Masayo
Masayo Yamamoto is Professor of Bilingualism Studies at Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo, Japan. Her previous books, in Japanese, are an introduction to the topic for general readers and a more detailed treatment for specialists. She also has edited books on bilingualism and educational topics. With her American husband, she has raised two bilingual children.