Full Description
Delivering facts and findings from a variety of multilingual settings, this textbook systematically covers the diverse dimensions of multilingualism. As well as explaining key concepts, it examines the foremost issues of individual and societal multilingualism. It discusses topics from indigenous and minority languages to World Englishes and translanguaging, and from cross-linguistic influence to multilingual identity and the impact of multilingualism on healthy aging and considers the models and research methods used to underpin these discussions. Each chapter is supported by a comprehensive review of relevant research to reveal fresh perspectives, offer discerning insights and pose challenging possibilities for future exploration.
Contents
Foreword - Muiris Ó LaoireIntroduction: How do we approach multilingualism?Part One. The Field of MultilingualismChapter 1 What is multilingualism? Chapter 2. Multilingualism as an exceptional resource Chapter 3. Multilingualism as a modern reality and a field of knowledge Part Two. LanguagesChapter 4. Languages of the world Chapter 5 Classifications of languages Part Three. Multilingualism in SocietyChapter 6. Multilingualism at the societal level: basic concepts Chapter 7. Societal Multilingualism: Multilingual regions and countries Part Four. Individual MultilingualismChapter 8 Individual Multilingualism: psycholinguistic and cognitive dimensions Chapter 9 Individual Multilingualism: social dimensions Part Five. How Do We Experience and Study MultilingualismChapter 10. The ways we experience, treat and use languages Chapter 11. Methods of studying multilingualism Chapter 12. Models of multilingualism Conclusion: Reflecting on multilingualismLanguages Index; Subject Index; Bibliography
