Do language attitudes determine accent? A study of bilinguals in the USA

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 502-518

  Moyer, Alene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult learners; Age of acquisition; Bilingualism; English as a second language; Language attitudes; Second language learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249156376     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jmmd514.0     Document Type: Article

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