Family language policy and vocabulary of bilingual children across different ages

The Role of Age Variables in Family Language Policy

“…This study is part of a larger cross-sectional study on the FLPs of English-Hebrewspeaking families (see Rose et al 2023). The population examined were speakers of English as a heritage language and Hebrew as a societal language.…”

“…The population examined were speakers of English as a heritage language and Hebrew as a societal language. Parents hold an ideology that is pro-bilingual, valuing both languages (Rose et al 2023). However, in comparison to other immigrant populations where Hebrew serves as the societal language (such as Russian-Hebrew speakers), the importance of Hebrew might be less prominent, mainly due to the pervasive influence of English (Amit 2010;Joffe 2018).…”

“…However, in comparison to other immigrant populations where Hebrew serves as the societal language (such as Russian-Hebrew speakers), the importance of Hebrew might be less prominent, mainly due to the pervasive influence of English (Amit 2010;Joffe 2018). Accordingly, most children were exposed to English in the home and Hebrew out of the home (Rose et al 2023).…”

“…For example, beliefs regarding language as capital (language for professional, academic, and economic advancement), language as connection (language to form relationships), and language as culture (language for relating to the community's customs and values) are considered crucial aspects of ideology (Seo 2017). Ideology may predict language outcomes in both languages (Ronderos et al 2022;Rose et al 2023).…”

“…Consequently, relying solely on parental interviews may prove insufficient to capture practice. Child interviews may also offer valuable insights (e.g., see Altman et al 2014;Rose et al 2023).…”