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- Bridging Linguistics and Economics
- Bridging Linguistics and Economics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Do Linguists Need Economics and Economists Linguistics?
- 2 Economists Do Need Linguists
- 3 The Invisibility of Linguistic Diversity Online
- 4 Evaluating Language Policy and Planning
- 5 The Economics of Language Diversity and Language Resilience in the Balkans
- 6 Determinants of Bilingualism among Children
- 7 Economy and Language in Africa
- 8 The Unequal Exchange of Texts in the World Language System
- 9 Language Economics and Language Rights
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
6 - Determinants of Bilingualism among Children
An Economic Analysis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2020
- Bridging Linguistics and Economics
- Bridging Linguistics and Economics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Do Linguists Need Economics and Economists Linguistics?
- 2 Economists Do Need Linguists
- 3 The Invisibility of Linguistic Diversity Online
- 4 Evaluating Language Policy and Planning
- 5 The Economics of Language Diversity and Language Resilience in the Balkans
- 6 Determinants of Bilingualism among Children
- 7 Economy and Language in Africa
- 8 The Unequal Exchange of Texts in the World Language System
- 9 Language Economics and Language Rights
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
This paper uses the American Community Survey (ACS) (2005–2011) to construct a child-level dataset and explore the determinants of bilingualism for children (<=18) who were either born in the United States or immigrated before the age of 14. The model focuses on variables associated with exposure to a language other than English as the primary determinants of bilingualism among children. Parental proficiency in English, parental foreign birthplace, residence in a linguistic enclave, shared parental ancestry, and race/ethnicity are found to be the most important determinants of child bilingualism.
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- Bridging Linguistics and Economics , pp. 158 - 181Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020