Korean-English Bilingualism in Early Childhood : A Longitudinal Investigation of Development Paperback / softback

by Sunny K. Park-Johnson

Part of the Bilingual Education & Bilingualism series

Paperback / softback

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Description

This book gives an overview of the linguistic development of Korean-English bilingual children living in the US.

It provides a detailed longitudinal account of English and KoreanÂ acquisition in early childhood, offering a close examination of Korean-American childrenâ€™s code-switching andÂ morphology and syntax developmentÂ during a time when their language dominance is shifting rapidly.

The book sheds light on the broad and creative linguistic capabilities of bilingual children, expands our understanding of heritage language acquisition and furthers bilingualism research on typologically distinct language pairings.

Researchers investigating heritage language development in early childhoodÂ will find the extensiveÂ longitudinalÂ data a rich source of comparison and the book will be a useful resource for scholars and graduate students interested in sequential bilingualism, second language acquisition and heritage speakers.