Multiple Voices
An Introduction to Bilingualism
1. Auflage Juni 2005
472 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-21936-1
John Wiley & Sons
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
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. Introduction.
2. What's a Language? What's a Dialect? What
"Social Work" do they do?.
3. Who is a Bilingual? What Factors Promote Bilingualism?.
4. Language Maintenance and Shift.
5. Ideologies and Attitudes.
6. The Social Motivations for Language Use in Interpersonal
Interactions.
7. Inter-Cultural Communication.
8. Lexical Borrowing.
9. What Happens to Grammars in Bilingual Contacts.
10. Psycholinguistics and Bilingualism.
11. Age of Acquisition and Success with a Second Language.
12. Language Policies and Globalization.
13. Conclusions.
References.
Index.
Acknowledgments.
1. Introduction.
2. What's a Language? What's a Dialect? What
"Social Work" do they do?.
3. Who is a Bilingual? What Factors Promote Bilingualism?.
4. Language Maintenance and Shift.
5. Ideologies and Attitudes.
6. The Social Motivations for Language Use in Interpersonal
Interactions.
7. Inter-Cultural Communication.
8. Lexical Borrowing.
9. What Happens to Grammars in Bilingual Contacts.
10. Psycholinguistics and Bilingualism.
11. Age of Acquisition and Success with a Second Language.
12. Language Policies and Globalization.
13. Conclusions.
References.
Index.
"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
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
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).
