The effect of majority language exposure on minority language skills: The case of inuktitut

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 578-596

  Allen, Shanley E M ^a   Crago, Martha ^b   Pesco, Diane ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eskimo; Hertiage language; Inuktitut; Language maintenance; Morphology; Narrative

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750683640     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/beb381.0     Document Type: Review

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