Commentary published In: Epistemological issue: What returnee bilinguals may teach us about language attrition, language stabilization, and individual variation
Edited by Matthew T. Carlson and Jorge González Alonso
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 16:1] 2026
► pp. 51–56
Commentary
What can only returnees teach us about language?
Published online: 28 November 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.25097.ple
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.25097.ple
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Age of return and language proficiency
- 3.Competence and performance
- 4.Conclusions and future outlook
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