PHYLLIS

Individual Multilingualism Guidelines

1)     Where did the author conduct her study and what were some of the language varieties spoken there?

2)     What was the author’s overall argument about bilingual linguistic abilities, as opposed to older views?

3)     What were some major linguistic patterns at home?

4)     Choose ONE of the three profile cases: Provide an example of how one of the subjects switched between Spanish and English according to grammatical and social norms.

5)     What was one factor for the continued influence of Spanish vs. increased use of English among the families studied, respectively?

answer these questions in 2 pages