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Publication Date: 2012-Sep
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The (Il)logical Problem of Heritage Speaker Bilingualism and Incomplete Acquisition
Cabo, Diego Pascual Y.; Rothman, Jason
Applied Linguistics, v33 n4 p450-455 Sep 2012
This Forum challenges and problematizes the term "incomplete acquisition," which has been widely used to describe the state of competence of heritage speaker (HS) bilinguals for well over a decade (see, e.g., Montrul, 2008). It is suggested and defended that HS competence, while often different from monolingual peers, is in fact not incomplete (given any reasonable definition by the word "incomplete"), but simply distinct for reasons related to the realities of their environment.
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Native Language, Language Proficiency, Cultural Background
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