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First Language Loss And Maintenance In Adolescents And Young Adults From Immigrant Backgrounds, Wanxin Li
First Language Loss And Maintenance In Adolescents And Young Adults From Immigrant Backgrounds, Wanxin Li
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Abstract
Language attrition is a documented phenomenon that occurs when individuals progressively lose their first language (Schmid et al., 2007). This is particularly common among individuals who relocate to a country that speaks a foreign language that differs from their first language, as the societal language eventually becomes their dominant language. Deterioration and loss of the first language (L1) may result in consequences such as loss of ethnic and cultural identity, leading to the loss of a link to one’s country of origin (Cho & Krashen, 1998). Thus, the present study examined factors that may contribute to L1 attrition. The …