UID:
edocfu_9958353760902883
Format:
1 online resource (606p.)
ISBN:
9783110198553
Series Statement:
Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL] ; 5
Content:
This volume is an up-to-date, concise introduction to bilingualism and multilingualism in schools, in the workplace, and in international institutions in a globalized world. The authors use a problem-solving approach and ask broad questions about bilingualism and multilingualism in society, including the question of language acquisition versus maintenance of bilingualism. Key features: provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of multilingualism and multilingual communication presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field, offers solutions of everyday language-related problems international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction: Multilingualism as a problem? Monolingualism as a problem? --
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I. Becoming bilingual --
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1. Early bilingual and multilingual acquisition --
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2. Multilingualism and the family --
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3. Growing up in a multilingual community: Insights from language socialization --
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4. Becoming bi- or multi-lingual later in life --
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5. Becoming bilingual through bilingual education --
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II. Staying bilingual --
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6. Bilingual children in monolingual schools --
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7. From minority programmes to multilingual education --
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8. From biliteracy to pluriliteracies --
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9. Multilingualism and Specific Language Impairment (SLI) --
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10. Measuring bilingualism --
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III. Acting multilingual --
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11. Code-switching as a conversational strategy --
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12. Mixed codes --
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13. Multilingual forms of talk and identity work --
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14. Crossing – negotiating social boundaries --
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15. Bilingual professionals --
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16. Multilingualism in the workplace --
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17. Multilingualism and commerce --
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IV. Living in a multilingual society --
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18. Societal multilingualism: reality, recognition and response --
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19. Multilingualism of autochthonous minorities --
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20. Multilingualism of new minorities (in migratory contexts) --
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21. Multilingualism in ex-colonial countries --
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22. Multilingualism and transnationalism --
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Backmatter
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 978-3-11-018216-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110198553
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110198553
