An Advanced Guide to Multilingualism
Published on 17. March 2022
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-7486-3563-4 (ISBN)
Description
Delivering facts and findings from a variety of multilingual settings, this textbook systematically covers the diverse dimensions of multilingualism. As well as explaining key concepts, it examines the foremost issues of individual and societal multilingualism. It discusses topics from indigenous and minority languages to World Englishes and translanguaging, and from cross-linguistic influence to multilingual identity and the impact of multilingualism on healthy aging and considers the models and research methods used to underpin these discussions. Each chapter is supported by a comprehensive review of relevant research to reveal fresh perspectives, offer discerning insights and pose challenging possibilities for future exploration.
Reviews / Votes
In twelve well-designed and highly readable chapters, this up-to-date textbook by Larissa Aronin provides many insightful perspectives for research and practice in the study of societal and individual multilingualism. Interdisciplinary in nature, a must-read and invaluable resource for students and instructors in different disciplines wanting to engage into understanding and acting upon what it means to use and learn multiple languages in our world today. -- Daniele Moore, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver & DILTEC, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris With this long-awaited textbook on multilingualism from an interdisciplinary perspective Aronin presents a significant perspective of the many facets of multilingualism research. This well-written volume deserves to become foundation reading for all those who intend to get engaged more intensively with the complexity and dynamics of individual and social multilingualism. Highly recommended. -- Ulrike Jessner-Schmid, Universitaet InnsbruckMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
15 B/W illustrations 12 B/W tables Includes 15 figures, 12 tables and 6 in-text boxes
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
535 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-3563-4 (9780748635634)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Muiris O Laoire, Professor of Language Revitalisation Studies, University of Auckland.
Content
Foreword - Muiris O LaoireIntroduction: How do we approach multilingualism?Part One. The Field of MultilingualismChapter 1 What is multilingualism? Chapter 2. Multilingualism as an exceptional resource Chapter 3. Multilingualism as a modern reality and a field of knowledge Part Two. LanguagesChapter 4. Languages of the world Chapter 5 Classifications of languages Part Three. Multilingualism in SocietyChapter 6. Multilingualism at the societal level: basic concepts Chapter 7. Societal Multilingualism: Multilingual regions and countries Part Four. Individual MultilingualismChapter 8 Individual Multilingualism: psycholinguistic and cognitive dimensions Chapter 9 Individual Multilingualism: social dimensions Part Five. How Do We Experience and Study MultilingualismChapter 10. The ways we experience, treat and use languages Chapter 11. Methods of studying multilingualism Chapter 12. Models of multilingualism Conclusion: Reflecting on multilingualismLanguages Index; Subject Index; Bibliography