Heritage languages, such as the Turkish varieties spoken in Berlin or the Spanish used in
Los Angeles, are non-dominant languages, often with little prestige. Their speakers also …

This volume is the first handbook dedicated to language attrition, the study of how a
speaker's language may be affected by crosslinguistic interference and non-use. The effects …

This investigation aimed to provide insights into the controversial debate on the role that age
at onset of bilingualism plays in human language capacity with a focus on what it entails for …

Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions: This study investigates perceived accent
in the two early-acquired languages of 21 adult-aged bilinguals with Italian as the heritage …

This study examines cross-generational transmission of a sociophonetic variable in a
heritage language context. Voiceless stop aspiration is a sociophonetic variable in …

Previous research has shown that the two languages of early bilingual children can
influence each other, depending on the linguistic property, while adult bilinguals …

When speaking their heritage language, heritage speakers typically sound much like other
“native speakers.” However, recent studies have found that heritage speakers (HSs) are …

The present chapter provides an overview of the main questions investigated in research on
bilingual returnees. Returnees are second/third generation speakers who grow up in a …

This study analyzes the degree of language balance in three groups of bilingual speakers of
Portuguese and German: a group of Portuguese heritage speakers (HSs) living in Germany …

Investigating heritage language (HL)-contact effects on the dominant language has received
limited attention despite its importance in understanding the dynamic interplay between …