PofoliaShared via Pofolia

Theoretical Linguistics· 2013Q2

Heritage languages and their speakers: Opportunities and challenges for linguistics

Elabbas Benmamoun, Silvina Montrul, Maria Polinsky

Short summary

Heritage speakers, bilingual individuals whose first language is an ethnic or immigrant minority language, present a unique opportunity to advance linguistic theory by shifting focus from monolingual to multilingual models of language acquisition.

AI-generated from the title and abstract; the full text is not read.

TakeawaysIn the app
Key pointsIn the app
Ask the paperIn the app

The rest is in the Pofolia app

Takeaways, key points and questions to the paper; new summaries every day for your field. Free.

Sign in on the web to open

Field: Linguistics and Language

Linguistics and LanguageSocial Sciences