Bilingualism: Beyond Basic Principles (Multilingual Matters, 123)
Language: English
Published by Multilingual Matters, 2003
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- Title
- Bilingualism: Beyond Basic Principles (Multilingual Matters, 123)
- Author
- Dewaele, Dr. Jean-Marc [Editor]; Housen, Alex [Editor]; Wei, Prof. Li [Editor];
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1853596256
- ISBN 13
- 9781853596254
- Item weight
- 13 ounces
- Dimensions
- 8x5x0
- Series
- Book 87 of 141: Multilingual Matters
The publication of Hugo Baetens Beardsmore’s book Bilingualism: Basic Principles by Multilingual Matters in 1982 coincided with an unprecedented upsurge of interest in bilingualism. A major reason for this was the acknowledgement that bilingualism is far more common than was previously thought, and perhaps even the norm. The number of bilinguals at the turn of the third millennium is probably greater than ever before and will continue to grow as a result of the combined forces of globalisation, automatisation, increased mobility and migration, and modernisation of foreign language teaching. The contributions in this book prove that, given the right conditions, bilingualism can confer distinct benefits like intellectual, psychological, social, cultural and economic improvement on the individual. The papers in this volume have been written by leading scholars in the field of bilingualism and deal with individual bilingualism, societal and educational phenomena, addressing issues such as bilingual usage, acquisition, teaching, and language planning and policy. The volume’s major asset lies in its diversity, not only in depth of investigation and in topical variety but also in the range of languages and geographical regions covered. Another important feature of the volume is its multidisciplinary perspective. Among the contributors are linguists, sociologists, psychologists and sociolinguists.
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About the Author
Jean-Marc Dewaele is Professor in Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism, Birkbeck, University of London¸ UK. He has been working in the field for close to 30 years and has published extensively on multilingualism and emotion. He is General Editor of Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.
Alex Housen is Professor of English Linguistics and Applied Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics & Literary Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His research focuses on linguistic, cognitive and social factors in second language acquisition, bilingualism, and bilingual and second language education. His recent publications deal with second language complexity and cognitive mechanisms in SLA.
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