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Peer reviewedPan, Barbara Alexander – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1995
Examines patterns of language choice and code-switching behavior in the discourse of 10 families whose primary home language is Mandarin Chinese. Study results are interpreted with respect to parents' and children's differential tendencies to accommodate their speech to their interlocutor, and implications for the maintenance of minority home…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedThompson, Linda – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994
Presents the findings of an ethnolinguistic study conducted in northeastern England on children's language behavior during their first term in school. The article combines two theoretical perspectives in an analytical description of this behavior presented in three levels of data analysis. (23 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis
