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Multigenerational Language Maintenance

Multigenerational Language Maintenance is a theoretical construct within the study of intergenerational language transmission that denotes the sustained preservation and active use of a heritage language across three or more consecutive generations within a family or community, distinguished by its emphasis on long-term linguistic continuity beyond the immediate parent-child dyad.

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85

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2017–2026

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Only English by the third generation? Loss and preservation of the mother tongue among the grandchildren of contemporary immigrants

Richard Alba, John Logan, Amy Lutz et al. · Demography · 2002 · 436 citations · Full text

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Language attitudes and heritage language maintenance among Chinese immigrant families in the USA

Donghui Zhang, Diana T. Slaughter‐Defoe · Language Culture and Curriculum · 2009 · 279 citations

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Tell me who your friends are and I might be able to tell you what language(s) you speak: Social network analysis, multilingualism, and identity

Elizabeth Lanza, Bente A. Svendsen · International Journal of Bilingualism · 2007 · 183 citations

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Nativity, Intermarriage, and Mother-Tongue Shift

Gillian Stevens · American Sociological Review · 1985 · 106 citations

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Latin@s and the Intergenerational Continuity of Spanish: The Challenges of Curricularizing Language

Guadalupe Valdés · International Multilingual Research Journal · 2015 · 100 citations

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Authors

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  1. JA
    Joshua A. Fishman

    Yeshiva University, United States

    3 publications · 143 citations

    3

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  2. RA
    Richard Alba

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    2 publications · 478 citations

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  3. AP
    Anne Pauwels

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    2 publications · 81 citations

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  4. JL
    John Logan

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    2 publications · 478 citations

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  5. AR
    Antonia Rubino

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    2 publications · 37 citations

    2

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Institutions

56

  1. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    478 citations

  2. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Renmin University of China

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    348 citations

  4. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

  5. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    112 citations

  6. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    99 citations

  7. Western University

    London, Canada

    2 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  8. Tilburg University

    Tilburg, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    95 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

    JMMD · 10 publications · 296 citations

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  2. International Journal of the Sociology of Language

    IJSL · 6 publications · 184 citations

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  3. Language Culture and Curriculum

    3 publications · 379 citations

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  4. Frontiers in Psychology

    2 publications · 62 citations

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  5. Demography

    2 publications · 478 citations

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