Language Acquisition and Loss Among Children of Immigrants

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Native language is generally lost in

2nd or 3rd generations
Contemporary immigration

Triggered by 1965 Immigration Act
Language Assimilation
- Debate over official language policy
- "One nation, one language" = idealized as state of linguistic perfection
- Amplified by philosophers in 17th and 18th centuries
Positive association between

bilingualism and scholastic achievement
Politics view bilingualism as a threat to

preservation of national unity
Parental education and family status have ____ with home language retention

no association
Children of isolated immigrants tend to have

faster transition to English-only

Author:	jlee1
ID:	106246
Card Set:	Language Acquisition and Loss Among Children of Immigrants
Updated:	2011-10-06 19:31:15
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