The debate concerning a potential bilingual cognitive advantage is ongoing but has turned
to focus on understanding factors modulating the appearance of bilingual effects. The …

This study examines when the vocabulary knowledge of Japanese heritage speakers (HSs;
N= 427, M age= 9.96, female= 213) begins to diverge from monolingual counterparts (N …

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 …

Previous research has shown that both input quantity and quality play a role in dual
language learning. However, it is unclear whether input quantity factors (eg, school input) …

Russian and Turkish are the most frequently spoken and intensively investigated heritage
languages in Germany, but contrastive research on their development in early childhood is …

Introduction This study investigates the heritage language performance of Turkish-German
returnees upon their reintegration into Turkey and explores the impact of external factors on …

RESUMO A investigação empírica na área do bi-/multilinguismo tem revelado que a
aquisição de duas (ou mais) línguas durante a infância é significativamente condicionada …

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the contribution of linguistic research on
Portuguese as a heritage language in Germany to the general understanding of heritage …

The present study analyses written narratives of 60 Portuguese-German bilingual children
between 8 and 15 years living in Switzerland, in both their languages. Portuguese is the …

O presente artigo apresenta os resultados de um estudo empírico sobre a competência
bilingue de 180 crianças lusodescendentes, residentes em três áreas linguísticas da Suíça …