Acquisition of Multiple Languages Among Children of Immigrant Families: Parents' Role in the Home-School Language Pendulum

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 517-530

  Mushi, Selina L P ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrant families; Multiple languages; Parents' role

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845268737     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430214546     Document Type: Article

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