Auer / Wei Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-11-019855-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 5, 606 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 10 g

Reihe: Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]

This volume is an up-to-date, concise introduction to bilingualism and multilingualism in schools, in the workplace, and in international institutions in a globalized world. The authors use a problem-solving approach and ask broad questions about bilingualism and multilingualism in society, including the question of language acquisition versus maintenance of bilingualism. Key features: - provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of multilingualism and multilingual communication - presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field, - offers solutions of everyday language-related problems - international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field

Zielgruppe

Research Libraries, Everybody with an Academic Background who is

Autoren/Hrsg.

Auer, Peter

Wei, Li

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Frontmatter;1
2;Contents;19
3;Introduction: Multilingualism as a problem? Monolingualism as a problem?;21
4;1. Early bilingual and multilingual acquisition;35
5;2. Multilingualism and the family;65
6;3. Growing up in a multilingual community: Insights from language socialization;89
7;4. Becoming bi- or multi-lingual later in life;121
8;5. Becoming bilingual through bilingual education;151
9;6. Bilingual children in monolingual schools;175
10;7. From minority programmes to multilingual education;195
11;8. From biliteracy to pluriliteracies;227
12;9. Multilingualism and Specific Language Impairment (SLI);249
13;10. Measuring bilingualism;267
14;11. Code-switching as a conversational strategy;299
15;12. Mixed codes;335
16;13. Multilingual forms of talk and identity work;361
17;14. Crossing – negotiating social boundaries;391
18;15. Bilingual professionals;411
19;16. Multilingualism in the workplace;425
20;17. Multilingualism and commerce;443
21;18. Societal multilingualism: reality, recognition and response;467
22;19. Multilingualism of autochthonous minorities;489
23;20. Multilingualism of new minorities (in migratory contexts);513
24;21. Multilingualism in ex-colonial countries;529
25;22. Multilingualism and transnationalism;559
26;Backmatter;575

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Auer, University of Freiburg/Br., Germany; Li Wei, University of London, Birkbeck UK.