Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism [Lingua inglese] - Brossura

Myers-Scotton, Carol

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ISBN 10: 0631219374 ISBN 13: 9780631219378

Casa editrice: Wiley-Blackwell, 2006

Riassunto

Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism provides a comprehensive overview of all major features of bilingualism, including grammatical, cognitive, and social aspects.

• examines bilingualism as a socio-political phenomenon and emphasizes languages in contact, language maintenance and shift, language policy, and bilingual education
  
• includes many detailed examples from all over the world
  
• written accessibly for students with little or no background in linguistics by a prominent bilingualism researcher

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Recensione:

"It′s been hard to find a good textbook in bilingualism for undergraduate students in such diverse fields as psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and language policy; but Myers–Scotton, a leading scholar in the area, has met the need. Topics covered include language maintenance, language ideology, inter–cultural communication, lexical and grammatical borrowing, and language globalization. Numerous case studies from nations as far–flung as Italy, China, and Kenya, and from immigrant communities such as Turks in the Netherlands and Haitians in New York, make this a most attractive volume."
William Bright, Editor Emeritus, Language in Society

"Multiple Voices accomplishes a rare feat it is both an accessible introduction to the study of bilingualism and a comprehensive treatment of research in the field. This is an ideal textbook for courses on language contact." Janet Fuller, Southern Illinois University

"This introduction is not a simple synthesis of research and theory, but also a compendium of a lifetime of dedication to understanding bilingualism."
Multilingua

L'autore:

Carol Myers-Scotton is Carolina Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Linguistics Program and Department of English at the University of South Carolina. Her numerous publications include Contact Linguistics: Bilingual Encounters and Grammatical Outcomes (2002) and Social Motivations for Codeswitching: Evidence from Africa (1993).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Wiley-Blackwell
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0631219374
• ISBN 13: 9780631219378
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 472