| Description |
1 online resource (246 pages) |
| Contents |
BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; On What Pretext?; 1. A PRE/TEXT FOR LANGUAGE LOSS RESEARCH; I. FACE-TOUCHING: A STORY BOOK; A Musical Interlude; 2. ARIANA: INTRODUCTION; 3. ARIANA'S STORY: BUT I'M CANADIAN BORN; 4. RICHARD: INTRODUCTION; 5. RICHARD'S STORY: ENGLISH IS A FULL-TIME JOB; 6. LARA: INTRODUCTION; 7. LARA'S STORY: AN OUTSIDER LOOKING IN; 8. BRIAN: INTRODUCTION; 9. BRIAN'S STORY: NOTHING TOO DEEP; 10. HELENA: INTRODUCTION; 11. HELENA'S STORY: LEARNING THE RULES; II. DWELLING IN THE BORDERLANDS; Borders; 12. DWELLING IN THE BORDERLANDS: INTRODUCTION |
| Summary |
An important contribution to the understanding of first-language loss in both immigrant and indigenous communities, drawing on data from 21 life-history case studies of adults who had lost their first language while learning English |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781410603340 |
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1410603342 |
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