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Living languages : multilingualism across the lifespan / Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tokuhama-Espinosa, Tracey, 1963-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Multilingualism.
- Bilingualism.
- Language and education.
- Language and languages--Study and teaching.
- Language and languages.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2008.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Raising Multilingual Children: The Ingredients, the Recipes, and Your Personal Banquet (Why This Book Is for You) 1
- Chapter 2 The Global Community and Multilingualism: Who, Why, When, Where, and How Being Multilingual Has Grown in the Past Decade, and What This Means for Your Children 15
- Chapter 3 Languages across the Lifespan 25
- Chapter 4 How Long Does It Take a Non-Native Speaker to Become Fluent in a Second, Third, or Subsequent Language? 63
- Chapter 5 A Special Word about Third Languages 81
- Chapter 6 The Brain and Languages 115
- Chapter 7 Putting It All Together: How This Information Shows Us How to Reach the Potential of Every Multilingual 141
- Chapter 8 Our Story 181.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-272) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780275999124
- 0275999122
- OCLC:
- 171287616
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