Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Multilingualism : The Fundamentals / edited by Simona Montanari and Suzanne Quay.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Montanari, Simona, editor.

Quay, Suzanne, editor.

Walter de Gruyter & Co.

Series:

Language contact and bilingualism ; v. 19.

Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB] ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multilingualism.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VII, 422 pages).

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file PDF

Contents:

1. Multilingualism from Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Introduction and Overview / Quay, Suzanne / Montanari, Simona

Part I: Societal Multilingualism: Historical, Political, Economic and Educational Forces in Different World Regions

2. Multilingualism, Language Varieties and Ideology in North Africa / Ech-Charfi, Ahmed

3. Multilingualism in Southeast Asia: The Post-Colonial Language Stories of Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore / Chin Ng, Bee / Cavallaro, Francesco

4. Multilingualism in Europe / Bartelheimer, Lennart / Hufeisen, Britta / Montanari, Simona

5. Multilingualism in North America / Wright, Wayne E. / Chan, Virak

Part II: Language Use in Multilingual Communities

6. Diglossia in Multilingual Communities / Maher, John

7. Codeswitching in Multilingual Communities / Stavans, Anat / Porat, Ronit

8. Receptive Multilingualism / Gooskens, Charlotte

9. Multilingualism in Signing Communities / Chen Pichler, Deborah / Reynolds, Wanette / Levi Palmer, Jeffrey

Part III: Individual Multilingualism: From Development to Loss

10. Fostering Multilingualism in Childhood / Quay, Suzanne / Chevalier, Sarah

11. Family Language Practices in Multilingual Transcultural Families / Lanza, Elizabeth / Lexander, Kristin Vold

12. Multilingualism through Schooling / Wang, Xiao-lei

13. Language Attrition in Multilinguals / Jessner, Ulrike / Megens, Manon

Part IV: Differences between Bilingualism and Multilingualism

14. Facilitated Language Learning in Multilinguals / Montanari, Simona

15. Cross-linguistic Interaction and Multilingual Awareness / Allgäuer-Hackl, Elisabeth / Jessner, Ulrike

16. Multilingualism and Cognitive Benefits in Aging / Segal, Dorit / Gollan, Tamar H. / Kavé, Gitit / Goral, Mira

17. Multilingual Language Processing and the Multilingual Brain / Strangmann, Iris M. / Chen, Stanley / Obler, Loraine K.

18. Conclusion and Directions for Future Research / Montanari, Simona / Quay, Suzanne

Index of Key Words

Index of Languages / Language Families

Index of Countries and Continents

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 14, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Multilingualism :.

ISBN:

9781501507984

1501507982

9781501507908

Publisher Number:

40029645224

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