In this paper, we bring to the attention of the linguistic community recent research on
heritage languages. Shifting linguistic attention from the model of a monolingual speaker to …

This paper discusses a common reality in many cases of multilingualism: heritage speakers,
or unbalanced bilinguals, simultaneous or sequential, who shifted early in childhood from …

This book provides a pioneering introduction to heritage languages and their speakers,
written by one of the founders of this new field. Using examples from a wide range of …

Whether we grow up with one, two, or several languages during our early years of life, many
of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second …

Now in a fifth edition, this bestselling introductory textbook remains the cornerstone volume
for the study of second language acquisition (SLA). Its chapters have been fully updated …

A cogent, freshly written synthesis of new and classic work on crosslinguistic influence, or
language transfer, this book is an authoritative account of transfer in second-language …

The Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics is a unique reference work for
students and teachers of linguistics. The highly regarded second edition of the Lexikon der …

How do bilinguals experience emotions? Do they perceive and express emotions similarly
or differently in their respective languages? Does the first language remain forever the …

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an authoritative
handbook dealing with all aspects of this increasingly important field of study. It has been …

Researchers interested in cross-linguistic influence have several phrases to choose from in
referring to the phenomenon, including the following: language transfer, linguistic …