Doris Schaeffer, Eva-Maria Berens, Dominique Vogt, Svea Gille, Lennert Griese, Julia Klinger, Klaus Hurrelmann
Health Literacy in Germany - Findings of a Representative Follow-up Survey
Deutsches Arzteblatt international
abstract heritage speakers people raised home one language spoken subsequently switch another dominant language version home language completely acquired heritage language recently given attention deserves linguists language instructors despite appearance great variation among heritage speakers fall along continuum based upon speakers distance baseline language continuumbased model enables researchers instructors classify heritage speakers accurately readily article discusses results research lowerproficiency speakers identifying recurrent features heritage languages phonology morphology syntax preliminary results indicate different heritage languages share number structural similarities finding important understanding general processes involved language acquisition article also presents implications main findings language education identifies areas needing study