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Peer reviewedLambert, Wallace E.; Taylor, Donald M. – Applied Linguistics, 1996
Examines the modes of accommodation to America of working- and middle-class mothers of Cuban heritage living in Miami, Florida, in terms of language proficiencies. Findings indicate that working-class mothers encourage their children to learn English in order to succeed, a subtractive form of bilingualism, whereas middle-class mothers encourage…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingualism, Cubans, Cultural Maintenance
