Different Tongues: Why Children Code Switch? Contributor(s): McCarthy, Patrick A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1504351487 ISBN-13: 9781504351485 Publisher: Balboa Press OUR PRICE: $8.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Bilingual Education - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
Physical Information: 0.18" H x 6" W x 9" (0.27 lbs) 74 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Different Tongues" (Why Children Code Switch?) is a valuable book that gives us answers to endless questions that we have as parents who wish to raise bilingual children: Will teaching the child two languages end up with the child not speaking any language clearly? What role do parents play in controlling their children's code switching? When children switch languages when speaking, should this be seen as meaningful, insightful or not to be tolerated? Does where I live have an impact on how my children code switch?; The father is the only one who speaks the minority language, is this enough input for the child to be brought up bilingually. Patrick McCarthy has contributed to the literature on bilingual development by providing an excellent overview of issues surrounding code-switching in young children. -Kirsten Hummel |