Advances in Understanding Multilingualism: A Global Perspective: 24 (Warschauer Studien zur Germanistik und zur Angewandten Linguistik)

. Ed(s): Grucza, Sambor; Olpinska-Szkielko, Magdalena; Romanowski, Piotr

ISBN 10: 3631667612 / ISBN 13: 9783631667613

Published by Peter Lang AG, 2016

About this Item

The authors of this book combine questions on multilingualism in an interdisciplinary perspective in order to provide an insight into the variety and diversity of the research problems of multilingualism. Editor(s): Grucza, Sambor; Olpinska-Szkielko, Magdalena; Romanowski, Piotr. Series: Warschauer Studien zur Germanistik und zur Angewandten Linguistik. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DSB; JNF; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366. . 2016. New. hardcover. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Advances in Understanding Multilingualism: A Global Perspective: 24 (Warschauer Studien zur Germanistik und zur Angewandten Linguistik)
• Publisher: Peter Lang AG
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631667612
• ISBN 13: 9783631667613
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Multilingualism is broadly understood as the knowledge and use of two or more languages by individuals in their everyday lives, both private and professional. It is increasingly acknowledged as an important issue of the contemporary world and the interest in the matter of multilingualism is growing rapidly in many areas, such as research, politics, or education. The authors of this book combine some of the questions in a truly interdisciplinary perspective in order to provide an insight into the variety and diversity of research problems of multilingualism. This collection is divided into ten chapters considering the selected matters from different points of view, gathering together empirical research from various fields.

About the Author

Sambor Grucza is Professor at the University of Warsaw. His research interests are applied linguistics as well as linguistics of languages for specific purposes.
Magdalena Olpińska-Szkiełko is Professor at the University of Warsaw. Her research interests include language acquisition, early bilingualism, and specialist languages.
Piotr Romanowski is Assistant Professor at the University of Warsaw. His research interests are bi- and multilingualism and the methodology of language teaching.