Barnes Early Trilingualism

A Focus on Questions
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-85359-855-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Second Language Acquisition

The book describes how a trilingual child in the Basque Country, where Spanish and Basque are the languages of the community, is able to successfully acquire English at home through interaction with her mother. It focuses on her acquisition of the form and function of English questions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barnes, Julia D.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Alphabetisierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives Chapter 1. Bilingual and trilingual acquisition Chapter 2. The development of interrogative behaviour Part II: The Acquisition Of English Question Form And Function In A Trilingual Child Chapter 3. Research questions and design Chapter 4. Research findings Chapter 5. Interpretation of the findings References

Über Autor(innen)

Barnes Julia D.:
Julia Barnes holds a B.A in Spanish and Linguistics and a P.G.C.E. in TESOL. After moving to Spain she worked for the British Council and the University of the Basque Country. Her principal area of interest is on childhood multilingualism along with intercultural communication and language teaching methodology. She currently lectures and trains teachers at the Faculty of Humanities and Education of the University of Mondragon.Julia Barnes holds a B.A in Spanish and Linguistics and a P.G.C.E. in TESOL. After moving to Spain she worked for the British Council and the University of the Basque Country. Her principal area of interest is on childhood multilingualism along with intercultural communication and language teaching methodology. She currently lectures and trains teachers at the Faculty of Humanities and Education of the University of Mondragon.