This edited book aims to challenge and problematize traditional conceptions of heritage language acquisition and revitalization, taking a new and nuanced look at how certain language communities, certain families and certain individuals grapple with complex issues related to non-straightforward language transmission situations. In addition to looking at traditional intergenerational transmission of heritage languages, the authors also explore what happens when this family structure is disrupted, as well as how communities can organize themselves to ensure language acquisition and transmission in alternative ways. This broad overview continues the on-going conversation surrounding the challenges of minority/heritage language transmission, and will be of interest to students and scholars of sociolinguistics, language acquisition, heritage language maintenance and revitalization, and language policy and planning. weiterlesen