The Multiple Realities of Multilingualism
Personal Narratives and Researchers' Perspectives
Published on 15. December 2009
Book
Mixed media product
XII, 302 pages
978-3-11-173949-6 (ISBN)
Description
Twelve narratives offer unique personal insights into what shapes the development and maintenance of multiple languages in a single individual. The authors are multilinguals from four continents representing a wide variety of languages and voices. The narratives are analyzed against the background of research on language development revealing a richer and much more nuanced picture of multilingualism.
Reviews / Votes
"As such, the book is an informative, inspiring read and will be of great interest to a diverse audience, including language learners, researchers, teachers, educators and other professionals who may encounter or use a variety of languages in their daily lives, whether they are mono-, bi- or multilingual."Ron Peek in: International Journal of Multilingualism 2010More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
Includes a print version and an ebook
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
ISBN-13
978-3-11-173949-6 (9783111739496)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Elka Todeva, SIT Graduate Institute, Brattleboro, USA. Jasone Cenoz,University of the Basque Country, Spain.