33.381, Qs: 'Late' Acquisition of Minority Languages

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LINGUIST List: Vol-33-381. Tue Feb 01 2022. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 33.381, Qs: 'Late' Acquisition of Minority Languages

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Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 16:36:45
From: David Eberhard [dave_eberhard at sil.org]
Subject: 'Late' Acquisition of Minority Languages

 
I am currently researching the 'late' (after adolescence) acquisition of
minority languages as a recognized language practice within ethno-linguistic
communities. My focus is only on the late acquisition of the minority language
that is the current L1 of the adults in the community in question - preferably
a non-immigrant community as this is where it is most surprising. Preliminary
research has found sporadic comments in the literature that suggests there are
several variations to this theme - 

1) the acquisition of comprehension of a minority language in early childhood
but production of that language only after adolescence 
2) the acquisition of both comprehension and production of a minority language
that begins gradually throughout childhood such that fluency is not achieved
until after adolescence.
3)  the acquisition of both comprehension and production of a minority
language only after adolescence. 

I am looking for citable published data/comments/ethnographic
descriptions/sociolinguistic surveys on either of these 3 patterns in specific
minority language communities. 

Thanks for any help on this. 
Will gladly post all responses. 
 

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition



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