TY - BOOK ID - 85465659 TI - The acquisition of heritage languages PY - 2016 SN - 1316454959 1316455432 1316457354 1316455912 1316458318 1139030507 1107007240 131645116X PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Linguistic minorities KW - Language acquisition KW - Language and languages KW - Sociolinguistics. KW - Language and society KW - Society and language KW - Sociology of language KW - Language and culture KW - Linguistics KW - Sociology KW - Integrational linguistics (Oxford school) KW - Foreign languages KW - Languages KW - Anthropology KW - Communication KW - Ethnology KW - Information theory KW - Meaning (Psychology) KW - Philology KW - Acquisition of language KW - Developmental linguistics KW - Developmental psycholinguistics KW - Language development in children KW - Psycholinguistics, Developmental KW - Interpersonal communication in children KW - Psycholinguistics KW - Minority languages KW - Minorities KW - Sociolinguistics KW - Social aspects. KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers. KW - Social aspects KW - Sociological aspects KW - Acquisition KW - Political aspects KW - Linguistic minorities Social aspects KW - Foreign language study KW - Language and education KW - Language schools KW - Foreign speakers KW - Study and teaching. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85465659 AB - Heritage speakers are native speakers of a minority language they learn at home, but due to socio-political pressure from the majority language spoken in their community, their heritage language does not fully develop. In the last decade, the acquisition of heritage languages has become a central focus of study within linguistics and applied linguistics. This work centres on the grammatical development of the heritage language and the language learning trajectory of heritage speakers, synthesizing recent experimental research. The Acquisition of Heritage Languages offers a global perspective, with a wealth of examples from heritage languages around the world. Written in an accessible style, this authoritative and up-to-date text is essential reading for professionals, students, and researchers of all levels working in the fields of sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, education, language policies and language teaching. ER -