Language Attrition Downunder. German Speakers in Australia

Par : Margit Waas

Formats :

  • Paiement en ligne :
    • Livraison à domicile ou en point Mondial Relay estimée à partir du 30 décembre
      Cet article sera commandé chez un fournisseur et vous sera envoyé 15 jours après la date de votre commande.
    • Retrait Click and Collect en magasin gratuit
  • Nombre de pages212
  • ISBN3-631-30086-7
  • EAN9783631300862
  • Date de parution01/11/1996
  • CollectionStudien zur Allgemeinen und Ro
  • ÉditeurPeter Lang

Résumé

Language Attrition Downunder investigates the loss of a first language in a second language environment. In the first large-scale study on German speakers in Sydney, Australia, permanent residents and naturalised citizens who arrived as adults were interviewed. The survey establishes that after an immigration and assimilation period of ten to twenty years, the speakers' first language was markedly impaired.
In particular, pragmatic aspects of onomatopoeia, reflex responses and repartee had attrited in the first language.
Language Attrition Downunder investigates the loss of a first language in a second language environment. In the first large-scale study on German speakers in Sydney, Australia, permanent residents and naturalised citizens who arrived as adults were interviewed. The survey establishes that after an immigration and assimilation period of ten to twenty years, the speakers' first language was markedly impaired.
In particular, pragmatic aspects of onomatopoeia, reflex responses and repartee had attrited in the first language.