Understanding the nature and outcomes of early bilingualism: Romance languages as heritage languages

Rothman, J. (2009) Understanding the nature and outcomes of early bilingualism: Romance languages as heritage languages. International Journal of Bilingualism, 13 (2). pp. 155-163. ISSN 1756-6878 doi: 10.1177/1367006909339814

Abstract/Summary

In this introduction to the special issue on Romance languages as heritage languages, I aim to contextualize the scope of this issue and the contribution it makes to the emerging field of linguistic studies to heritage language bilingualism. Key issues pertaining to the empirical study and epistemology of heritage language bilingualism are presented as well as a critical introduction to the individual articles that comprise this issue.