What does it mean to be a "heritage speaker"? The answer is a bit complicated. In this episode Dr Kaitlyn Zavaleta speaks with Professor Silvina Montrul on the topic of heritage language speakers and what language acquisition patterns may look like. How are heritage speakers like native speakers? How are they like second language learners? How may this affect language attainment? Join us as we delve into Professor Silvina Montrul's research and knowledge on these topics!To find out more behind-the-scenes information about this topic or about our podcast, please visit our webpage, languagescientists.dmu.ac.uk. This is where you can go to ask questions, leave comments, or even participate in our current research! We'd love to hear from YOU.To read about Professor's Montrul's research, visit: https://spanport.illinois.edu/directory/profile/montrulFollow Dr Zavaleta and Dr Bisson on twitter: @dr_klzavaleta and @mjbissonOr get in touch via email: [email protected] our Instagram page @the_language_scientists

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