Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Multilingualism : : The Fundamentals /

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Multilingualism : : The Fundamentals / / ed. by Simona Montanari, Suzanne Quay.

Multilingualism is a typical aspect of everyday life for most of the world’s population; it has existed since the beginning of humanity and among individuals of all backgrounds. Nonetheless, it has often been treated as a variant of bilingualism or as a phenomenon unique to individual areas of study...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2019 Part 1
MitwirkendeR:
Allgäuer-Hackl, Elisabeth,
Bartelheimer, Lennart,
Cavallaro, Francesco,
Chan, Virak,
Chen Pichler, Deborah,
Chen, Stanley,
Chevalier, Sarah,
Chin Ng, Bee,
Ech-Charfi, Ahmed,
Gollan, Tamar H.,
Gooskens, Charlotte,
Goral, Mira,
Hufeisen, Britta,
Jessner, Ulrike,
Kavé, Gitit,
Lanza, Elizabeth,
Levi Palmer, Jeffrey,
Lexander, Kristin Vold,
Maher, John,
Megens, Manon,
Montanari, Simona,
Obler, Loraine K.,
Porat, Ronit,
Quay, Suzanne,
Reynolds, Wanette,
Segal, Dorit,
Stavans, Anat,
Strangmann, Iris M.,
Wang, Xiao-lei,
Wright, Wayne E.,
HerausgeberIn:
Montanari, Simona,
Quay, Suzanne,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB] , 19
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Physical Description:1 online resource (VII, 422 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Multilingualism from Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Introduction and Overview
  • Part I: Societal Multilingualism: Historical, Political, Economic and Educational Forces in Different World Regions
  • 2. Multilingualism, Language Varieties and Ideology in North Africa
  • 3. Multilingualism in Southeast Asia: The Post-Colonial Language Stories of Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore
  • 4. Multilingualism in Europe
  • 5. Multilingualism in North America
  • Part II: Language Use in Multilingual Communities
  • 6. Diglossia in Multilingual Communities
  • 7. Codeswitching in Multilingual Communities
  • 8. Receptive Multilingualism
  • 9. Multilingualism in Signing Communities
  • Part III: Individual Multilingualism: From Development to Loss
  • 10. Fostering Multilingualism in Childhood
  • 11. Family Language Practices in Multilingual Transcultural Families
  • 12. Multilingualism through Schooling
  • 13. Language Attrition in Multilinguals
  • Part IV: Differences between Bilingualism and Multilingualism
  • 14. Facilitated Language Learning in Multilinguals
  • 15. Cross-linguistic Interaction and Multilingual Awareness
  • 16. Multilingualism and Cognitive Benefits in Aging
  • 17. Multilingual Language Processing and the Multilingual Brain
  • 18. Conclusion and Directions for Future Research
  • Index of Key Words
  • Index of Languages / Language Families
  • Index of Countries and Continents

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