Heritage language maintenance and loss among the children of Eastern European immigrants in the USA

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-286

  Nesteruk, Olena ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Bilingualism; Eastern European; Heritage language; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952895309     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434630903582722     Document Type: Article

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