Invisible and visible language planning: Ideological factors in the family language policy of Chinese immigrant families in Quebec

Language Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-375

  Curdt Christiansen, Xiao Lan ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chinese language; Family language policy; Immigrant families; Language ideology; Multilingualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350619617     PISSN: 15684555     EISSN: 15731863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10993-009-9146-7     Document Type: Article

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