The Development of Subject Position in Dutch-Dominant Heritage Speakers of Spanish: From Age 9 to Adulthood

The Development of Subject Position in Dutch-Dominant Heritage Speakers of Spanish: From Age 9 to Adulthood

This exploratory study investigates the knowledge of word order in intransitive sentences by heritage speakers of Spanish of different age groups: 9-year-olds, 13-year-olds and adults. In doing so, we aim to fill a gap in the heritage language literature, which, to date, has mainly focused on adult...

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Main Authors: Brechje van Osch, Elisabet García González, Aafke Hulk, Petra Sleeman, Suzanne Aalberse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Languages
Subjects:
child heritage speakers
heritage language acquisition
spanish
dutch
word order
subject position
l1 attrition
input quantity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/4/4/88

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