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A journey in languages and cultures : the life of a bicultural bilingual / Franc̦ois Grosjean.
LIBRA P85.G767 A3 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grosjean, François, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grosjean, François.
- Linguists--France--Biography.
- Linguists.
- Bilingualism.
- France.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 197 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Journey in languages & cultures
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Contents:
- 1 Roger and Sallie p. 1
- 2 My early monolingual years p. 9
- 3 Becoming bilingual p. 17
- 4 Culture shock p. 27
- 5 Returning to my first culture p. 37
- 6 May 68 and Vincennes p. 51
- 7 A new life in the United States p. 65
- 8 Discovering sign language p. 81
- 9 Life with Two Languages p. 91
- 10 The children become bilingual p. 99
- 11 Reflections on the bilingual and the bicultural person p. 111
- 12 A difficult choice p. 123
- 13 Living and working in a fourth culture p. 133
- 14 Delving further into the bilingual person p. 143
- 15 A life in danger p. 157
- 16 A quieter life p. 167.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780198754947
- 0198754949
- OCLC:
- 1057305147
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