Language Use in Interlingual Familes : A Japanese-English Sociolinguistic Study.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (180 pages)
- Bilingual Education and Bilingualism Series ; v.30 .
- Bilingual Education and Bilingualism Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Symbols -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Studies of Bilingualism in Interlingual Families -- Chapter 3 Taxonomy of Interlingual Family Types -- Chapter 4 Objectives and Method of the Present Study -- Chapter 5 Findings -- Chapter 6 Conclusions -- References -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Index.
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.