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Title: Mandarin Maintenance among Immigrant Children from the People's Republic of China: An Examination of Individual Networks of Linguistic Contact

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: This detailed phenomenological study of three immigrant childrens individual networksof linguistic contact (INLC) (interpersonal contact, educational support and contactthrough media) challenges the myth that heritage language maintenance is solely theresponsibility of Chinese immigrant families and communities. Through examiningchildrens ethnolinguistic experiences with INLC, this study identified and analysedfactors that contribute to or impede childrens Mandarin maintenance. Furthermore,this study made suggestions as to how a concerted effort from all spheres of thesociety can expand positive and abrogate negative factors.

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Authors: Zhang, Jingning

Periodical (Full): Language, Culture and Curriculum

Issue: 3

Volume: 22

Pages: 195-213

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other, Race and Ethnicity

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