Growing Up Bilingual: Puerto Rican Children in New York

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Summary: A sociolinguistic discussion on child bilingualism
Review: Provides a comprehensive perspective on childhood bilingualism. It is a text for academics, teachers, administrators, sociolinguists, linguists, anthropologists and parents who are interested in learning about life with two languages in a small network within an urban environment.

The text is an excellent source and platform of research as it presents incisive data and colorful narratives of children's speech. Discussions on bilingualism at home and in the community, language loyalty, code-switching are among the many issues covered in the text. It is a must as we enter the millenium with a new perspective on multilingualism and language diversity in the U.S.A. or any part of the world.