Becoming Multilingual | Language Learning and Language Policy between Attitudes and Identities

Konrad Bergmeister (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3034306873 / ISBN 13: 9783034306874

Published by Peter Lang, 2011

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Becoming Multilingual | Language Learning and Language Policy between Attitudes and Identities | Konrad Bergmeister (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Linguistic Insights | 226 S. | Englisch | 2011 | Peter Lang | EAN 9783034306874 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Becoming Multilingual | Language Learning and Language Policy between Attitudes and Identities
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3034306873
• ISBN 13: 9783034306874
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 225W x 150H x 13D millimeters 225 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 324 grams
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Synopsis

Research into the complex phenomenon of multilingualism is rapidly increasing. This book looks at multilingualism through its interfaces with language policies, language attitudes and issues of language awareness and identity. The aim is to examine the dynamic processes that lead or hinder the development of such phenomena. One of the scopes of the volume is to represent the complexity of the multilingual speaker by shedding light on different multilingual settings in the world. The chapters of this volume tackle the topic from a sociolinguistic perspective by showing how multilingualism is dynamically constructed. They provide empirical research on language learning in different multilingual environments in the world as well as practical suggestions for the investigation of multilingualism and the improvement of its education.

About the Author

Cecilia Varcasia holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics. She is a Research Fellow at the Language Study Unit of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. Her research focuses on multilingual communication, discourse and conversation analysis, cross-cultural pragmatics and corpus linguistics. She has co-edited Corpora, Discorso e Stile. Corpora, Discourse & Style.