What returnee bilinguals may teach us about language attrition, language stabilization, and individual variation

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This article uncovers how bilingual returnees experience language attrition and stabilization, suggesting environmental input plays a pivotal role.

Returnees experience significant language attrition when exposed to altered linguistic input upon returning home.
Factors like age of return and L2 proficiency significantly impact the attrition rates and stabilization of language skills.
Case studies highlight how early returnees are particularly vulnerable to rapid language decline, revealing individual variation.
A multidimensional approach is advocated, integrating various factors influencing language development among returnees.

Flores et al. (2025) studied this question.

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This article uncovers how bilingual returnees experience language attrition and stabilization, suggesting environmental input plays a pivotal role.