On bilinguals and bilingualism / François Grosjean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grosjean, François, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bilingualism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 192 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Professor François Grosjean is a recognized world expert on bilingualism. In this fascinating book, he surveys the many contributions he has made to the field, gives follow-up comments, reviews how the field has responded, and stresses how important it is to inform the general public about bilingualism and biculturalism"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title page

Imprints page

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Introduction

1 The Setting

1.1 Becoming Bilingual

1.2 A Master's Thesis on Bilingualism

1.3 A Survey of the Field of Bilingualism

2 A Holistic View of Bilingualism

2.1 The 1985 Paper

2.2 The 1989 Paper

2.3 Follow-Up Comments

2.4 Reactions

3 The Bilingual's Language Modes

3.1 Language Mode: Up to 2001

3.2 Language Mode: Since 2001

3.3 Follow-Up Comments

3.4 Reactions

4 The Complementarity Principle

4.1 The Contribution of Past Research

4.2 The Complementarity Principle

4.3 In Search of Studies

4.4 Coming of Age

5 Spoken Language Processing

5.1 Brief Overview of Spoken Language Processing

5.2 The Gender-Marking Effect

5.3 The Base-Language Effect

5.4 Guest Word Recognition

5.5 A Model of Spoken Word Recognition

6 Cross-linguistic Influence

6.1 A Need to Refine Existing Definitions

6.2 Two Kinds of Interferences

6.3 A Language Restructuring Study

6.4 The Oral Comprehension of Speech Containing Cross-linguistic Influences

7 Bilinguals Who Are Also Bicultural

7.1 Describing Biculturals

7.2 Becoming Bicultural and the Evolution of Biculturalism over Time

7.3 Acting Biculturally

7.4 Identity and Biculturalism

7.5 Do Bicultural Bilinguals Change Personality When They Change Language?

8 The Bilingualism and Biculturalism of the Deaf

8.1 The Deaf Bilingual

8.2 The Deaf Bicultural

8.3 The Deaf Child

8.4 Reactions

9 The Statistics of Bilingualism

9.1 The United States

9.2 Canada, Switzerland, and France

9.3 The Proportion of Bilinguals in the World

10 Special Bilinguals

10.1 Bilingual Writers

10.2 Translators and Interpreters

10.3 Second-Language Teachers

10.4 Other Special Bilinguals

11 A Bilingualism Researcher's Social Role

11.1 Publications and Interviews

11.2 Blog: Life as a Bilingual

11.3 Position Paper on the Bilingualism of Deaf Children

Appendix The Right of the Deaf Child to Grow Up Bilingual

What a Child Needs to Be Able to Do with Language

Bilingualism Is the Only Way of Meeting These Needs

Conclusion

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on February 8, 2024).

ISBN:

9781009210386

1009210386

9781009210379

1009210378

9781009210409

1009210408