Family interaction and engagement with the heritage language: A case study

Multilingua

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 349-379

  De Fina, Anna ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Family interaction; Heritage language; Identity; Immigrant communities; Italian American; Language engagement; Multilingual practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867929322     PISSN: 01678507     EISSN: 16133684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/multi-2012-0017     Document Type: Review

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