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Antonini, Rachele – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2016
This paper will present the findings of a wide-scale research aimed at studying the phenomenon of Child Language Brokering (henceforth CLB) in Italy. After providing a description of recent immigration patterns and the provision of language services in Italy, and an overview of current research in this field, this study will discuss narrative data…
Descriptors: Child Language, Translation, Foreign Countries, Immigration
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Meakins, Felicity; Wigglesworth, Gillian – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2013
In situations of language endangerment, the ability to understand a language tends to persevere longer than the ability to speak it. As a result, the possibility of language revival remains high even when few speakers remain. Nonetheless, this potential requires that those with high levels of comprehension received sufficient input as children for…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Child Language, Language Variation, Foreign Countries