Multilingualism

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Offers an account of multilingualism, a phenomenon affecting a vast number of communities, thousands of languages and millions of language users. This book focuses on the knowledge and use of multiple languages. It deals with both bilingualism and polyglottism, at the level of the individual speaker as well as at the societal level.

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Full title :Multilingualism / Larissa Aronin ... David Singleton ...

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Publication Date:cop. 2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):J. Benjamins
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:cop. 2012.

The Physical Object

Description:1 vol. (VIII-230 p.) : : ill. ; : 25 cm.

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ISBN:9789027218704, 9027218706, 9789027218711, 9027218714
oclc:ocn800634797
LC Classification:P115
Dewey Decimal:401.4

1. Acknowledgments, pix ; 2. 1. Introduction, p1-9 ; 3. 2. Multilingualism: Som preliminary considerations, p11-32 ; 4. 3. Multilingualism as a new linguistic dispensation, p33-57 ; 5. 4. The Dominant Language Constellation (DLC), p59-75 ; 6. 5. Multilinguality and personal development, p77-97 ; 7. 6. Language development in multilingual conditions, p99-115 ; 8. 7. Classifications of multilinguals, multilingual contexts and languages in multilingual environment p117-143 ; 9. 8. A multilingual monolith?, p145-162 ; 10. 9. Towards a comprehensive view of multilingualism, p163-186 ; 11. 10. Concluding thoughts, p187-189 ; 12. Bibliography, p191-222 ; 13. Index