Twelve Lectures on Multilingualism

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-78892-206-7
Verlag: Channel View Publications

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 839 g

This major new textbook offers an accessible introduction to many of the most interesting areas in the study of multilingualism. It consists of twelve lectures, written by leading researchers, each dedicated to a particular topic of importance. Each lecture offers a state-of-the-art, authoritative review of a subdiscipline of the field. The volume sheds light on the ways in which the use and acquisition of languages are changing, providing new insights into the nature of contemporary multilingualism. It will be of interest both to undergraduate and postgraduate students working in linguistics-related disciplines and students in associated social sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Singleton, David

Aronin, Larissa

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Spracherwerb, Sprachentwicklung
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Larissa Aronin and David Singleton: Introduction

Part 1 Multilingualism in Society and Education

- Larissa Aronin: What is Multilingualism?

- Danuta Gabrys-Barker: Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism

- Britta Hufeisen and Ulrike Jessner: The Psycholinguistics of Multiple Language Learning and Teaching

- Jasone Cenoz and Durk Gorter: Educational Policy and Multilingualism

Part 2 Aspects of Individual Multilingualism

- John Edwards: Multilingual Individuals

- Gessica de Angelis: Cross-linguistic Interactions

- Ema Ushioda: Motivation and Multilingualism

- Carmen Muñoz and David Singleton: Age and Multilingualism

Part 3. The Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics of Multilingualism

- Julia Festman: Psycholinguistic Aspects of Multilingualism

- McLoddy Kadyamusuma, Eve Higby and Loraine Obler: The Neurolinguistics of Multilingualism

Part 4. Forms of Multilingualism in the Past and Present

- Kurt Braunmüller: Historical Multilingualism

- Jan D. ten Thije: Receptive Multilingualism

Subject Index

Name Index

Über Autor(innen)

Aronin, Larissa
Larissa Aronin is Associate Professor at the Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel. She has published numerous articles and books on multilingualism, including The Material Culture of Multilingualism (Aronin et al., 2018, Springer) and Multilingualism (Aronin & Singleton, 2012, John Benjamins).

Singleton, David
David Singleton is Fellow Emeritus, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Professor  Emeritus, University of Pannonia, Hungary and Professor, University of Applied Sciences, Konin, Poland. He is the author of numerous monographs and textbooks, including Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition (2014, with Vivian Cook, Multilingual Matters) and Beyond Age Effects in Instructional L2 Learning (2017, with Simone Pfenninger, Multilingual Matters).

David Singleton is Fellow Emeritus, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Professor Emeritus, University of Pannonia, Hungary and Professor, University of Applied Sciences, Konin, Poland. He is the author of numerous monographs and textbooks, including Key Topics in Second Language Acquisition (2014, with Vivian Cook, Multilingual Matters) and Beyond Age Effects in Instructional L2 Learning (2017, with Simone Pfenninger, Multilingual Matters).

Larissa Aronin is Associate Professor at the Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel. She has published numerous articles and books on multilingualism, including The Material Culture of Multilingualism (Aronin et al., 2018, Springer) and Multilingualism (Aronin & Singleton, 2012, John Benjamins).