The Acquisition and Maintenance of Language by Minority Children1

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ID4757234
AuthorsRichard R Day (University of Hawaii System, corresponding author)
Year1979
Volume29
Issue2
Pages295-304
Publication date1979-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage Learning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-1770.1979.tb01070.x
OpenAlexW1978698153
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited4

Ninety-eight children whose first language is Hawaii Creole English (HCE) were examined over a period of time for their proficiency in both HCE and English, the medium of instruction in the Hawaii public school system. The hypothesis that the children could acquire English without a formal language program, and that they would maintain their first language was confirmed. For these kindergarten and first-grade children, learning the dominant variety of the language in a bicultural/bidialectal environment did not appear to affect adversely performance in their first language

Affect (linguistics) · Comprehension approach · English language · First language · Language acquisition · Language assessment · Language education · Language proficiency · Language transfer · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Second-language acquisition · Variety (cybernetics) · Artificial Intelligence · Communication · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology

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