Multilingualism and Language Diversity in Urban Areas

Name: Multilingualism and Language Diversity in Urban Areas | Acquisition, identities, space, education
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Acquisition, identities, space, education

Peter Siemund Ingrid Gogolin Monika Edith Schulz Julia Davydova(Herausgeber*in)

John Benjamins Publishing Company

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Erschienen am 31. Mai 2013

IX, 379 Seiten

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Multilingualism and Language Diversity in Urban Areas
Editorial page
Title page
LCC data
Table of contents
Introducing a new series
Multilingualism, language contact, and urban areas: An Introduction
1. Linguistic diversity: Facts, figures, and desiderata
2. Structure of the volume
References
Language acquisition, contact and change
Voice onset time across the generations: A cross-linguistic study of contact-induced change
1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Analysis
4. Summary
5. Putting this study in its broader context
References
Appendix
Investigating second language pronunciation
1. Introduction
2. Literature review
3. A focus on research
4. Pronunciation training
5. Conclusion and areas open for research
References
Ethnolects in Northern Norway: From national negligence to local linguistic pride
1. Approaches to ethnolects
2. The empirical base of the ethnolect concept
3. Shifting language ideologies
4. The ethnolect in Nordreisa: Prenominal demonstratives and more
5. Discussion
6. Summary and conclusion
References
Two gender systems in one mind: The acquisition of grammatical gender in Norwegian-Russian bilinguals
1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Predictions for this study
4. Participants and methodology
5. Results
6. Discussion
7. Summary and conclusion
References
Appendix
Multilingual identities
Selfing and othering through categories of race, place, and language among minority youths in Rotterdam
1. Introduction
2. Selfing and othering through discussing the use of 'straattaal' (street language)
3. Selfing and othering through race: Self as neger (negro)
4. Selfing and othering through the category Antillean
5. Selfing and othering through the category place
6. Discussion and conclusion
References
Appendix
Multilingualism and identity: What linguistic biographies of migrants can tell us
1. Linguistic biographies as a key to the linguistic situation of migrants
2. Linguistic rights and restrictions for migrants
3. Communication spaces of multilingual speakers in a monolingual society
4. Migrants' reflections on their linguistic identities
5. Conclusion
References
Ethnolect studies in the German and the Netherlandic area: An overview
1. Introduction
2. Immigration patterns and multilingual communities
3. Public perception of ethnolectal varieties and names for these varieties
4. Research traditions in the different countries
5. Conclusions: Results and gaps
References
Appendix 1
Urban spaces
The delicate search for language in spaces: Multilingualism as a resource in urban development?
1. Introduction
2. Languages in urban space: Contextual placement and theoretical background
3. Developing the methodological framework
4. Discussion
5. Summary
References
The management of multilingualism in a city-state: Language policy in Singapore
1. Background
2. Linguistic and ethnic diversity
3. Management of diversity
4. Conclusion
References
Multilingual communication in Hamburg: A pragmatic approach
1. Introduction
2. Societal multilingualism in focus
3. Analytical prerequisites
4. Empirical studies on multilingual communication in Hamburg
5. Results and perspectives
References
Education
Current research on language transfer: Implications for language teaching policy and practice
1. Introduction
2. The interdependence hypothesis
3. Is bilingual education a legitimate policy option for minority group students?
4. Should parents of immigrant and minority group students be encouraged to use L1 in the home?
5. Bilingual or monolingual instructional strategies in second language teaching?
6. Conclusion
References
Multilingual education in India: Overcoming the language barrier and the burden of the double divide
1. Introduction
2. Multilingualism in India: Some features
3. Languages, power and discrimination: The double divide
4. Overcoming the language barrier: Some recent initiatives
5. Conclusion
References
Appendix
Fostering early literacy learning using dual language books: Language as a cultural amplifier
1. Introduction
2. Aims of the research
3. Method
4. Results
5. Conclusion
References
Appendix
Measuring success when English isn't your native language: Perspectives from Canada
1. Introduction
2. Underpinnings of Canadian language policy
3. Language-in-education policy and practice in Alberta
4. The demonstrated benefits of bilingual education for the acquisition of English by ELL in North America
5. The problematic of high stakes exams for ELL
6. Conclusions
References
Appendix
Name index
Subject index

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