Multidisciplinary perspectives on multilingualism the fundamentals
Multilingualism is a typical aspect of everyday life for most of the world's population; it has existed since the beginning of humanity and among individuals of all backgrounds. Nonetheless, it has often been treated as a variant of bilingualism or as a phenomenon unique to individual areas of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston
De Gruyter Mouton,
2019
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| Series: | Language contact and bilingualism ;
v. 19. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Multilingualism from Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Introduction and Overview / Quay, Suzanne / Montanari, Simona
- Part I: Societal Multilingualism: Historical, Political, Economic and Educational Forces in Different World Regions
- 2. Multilingualism, Language Varieties and Ideology in North Africa / Ech-Charfi, Ahmed
- 3. Multilingualism in Southeast Asia: The Post-Colonial Language Stories of Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore / Chin Ng, Bee / Cavallaro, Francesco
- 4. Multilingualism in Europe / Bartelheimer, Lennart / Hufeisen, Britta / Montanari, Simona
- 5. Multilingualism in North America / Wright, Wayne E. / Chan, Virak
- Part II: Language Use in Multilingual Communities
- 6. Diglossia in Multilingual Communities / Maher, John
- 7. Codeswitching in Multilingual Communities / Stavans, Anat / Porat, Ronit
- 8. Receptive Multilingualism / Gooskens, Charlotte
- 9. Multilingualism in Signing Communities / Chen Pichler, Deborah / Reynolds, Wanette / Levi Palmer, Jeffrey
- Part III: Individual Multilingualism: From Development to Loss
- 10. Fostering Multilingualism in Childhood / Quay, Suzanne / Chevalier, Sarah
- 11. Family Language Practices in Multilingual Transcultural Families / Lanza, Elizabeth / Lexander, Kristin Vold
- 12. Multilingualism through Schooling / Wang, Xiao-lei
- 13. Language Attrition in Multilinguals / Jessner, Ulrike / Megens, Manon
- Part IV: Differences between Bilingualism and Multilingualism
- 14. Facilitated Language Learning in Multilinguals / Montanari, Simona
- 15. Cross-linguistic Interaction and Multilingual Awareness / Allgäuer-Hackl, Elisabeth / Jessner, Ulrike
- 16. Multilingualism and Cognitive Benefits in Aging / Segal, Dorit / Gollan, Tamar H. / Kavé, Gitit / Goral, Mira
- 17. Multilingual Language Processing and the Multilingual Brain / Strangmann, Iris M. / Chen, Stanley / Obler, Loraine K.
- 18. Conclusion and Directions for Future Research / Montanari, Simona / Quay, Suzanne
- Index of Key Words
- Index of Languages / Language Families
- Index of Countries and Continents