The book describes how a trilingual child in the Basque Country, where Spanish and Basque are the languages of the community, is able to successfully acquire English at home through interaction with her mother. It focuses on her acquisition of the form and function of English questions.
Autorentext
Julia Barnes holds a B.A in Spanish and Linguistics and a P.G.C.E. in TESOL. After moving to Spain she worked for the British Council and the University of the Basque Country. Her principal area of interest is on childhood multilingualism along with intercultural communication and language teaching methodology. She currently lectures and trains teachers at the Faculty of Humanities and Education of the University of Mondragon.
Inhalt
Introduction
Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter 1. Bilingual and Trilingual Acquisition
Chapter 2. The Development of Interrogative Behaviour
Part II: The Acquisition of English Question Form and Function in a Trilingual Child
Chapter 3. Research Questions and Design
Chapter 4. Research Findings
Chapter 5. Interpretation of the Findings
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