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ERIC Number: EJ286719
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1983
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The Acculturation of Chinese in North America: A Sociolinguistic Profile of an Advantaged Immigrant Group in Edmonton.
Lin, Jenn-Shann; Stanford, L. Marckworth
Bilingual Review, v10 n1 p47-51 Jan-Apr 1983
The bicultural and bilingual family patterns and language acquisition patterns of 24 upper middle class children of foreign-born Chinese parents are outlined. Findings suggest two bilingual development patterns, one for children born in Canada or immigrating before school age, and the other for those immigrating during school years. (MSE)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Advantaged, Bilingualism, Children, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Dialects, English, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Language Patterns, Middle Class, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Edmonton)
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