Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication
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Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication

  1. 606 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication

About this book

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

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Yes, you can access Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication by Peter Auer, Li Wei, Peter Auer,Li Wei in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Communication Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

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