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. 26–30
Commentary
What returnee international adoptees may teach us about language attrition, language stabilization, and individual variation
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This work was supported by a Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council NWO. Open Access publication of this article was funded through a Transformative Agreement with Radboud University Nijmegen.
Published online: 28 November 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.25104.bro
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.25104.bro
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Definitions
- 3.Non-returnee international adoptees and returnee bilinguals
- 4.Returnee international adoptees and returnee-returnee bilinguals
- 5.Conclusions
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