A Dynamic Model of Multilingualism

Ulrike Jessner, Philip Herdina

ISBN 10: 1853594679 / ISBN 13: 9781853594670

Published by Channel View Publications Ltd, GB, 2002

About this Item

The model presented in this volume draws together various strands of research - second language acquisition theory, bilingualism research, dynamic systems theory - to develop a novel approach to this challenging subject. Its main focus lies on the psycholinguistic dynamics of multilingualism, the processes of change in time affecting two or more language systems.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Dynamic Model of Multilingualism
• Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853594679
• ISBN 13: 9781853594670
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 256 grams

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Synopsis

The model presented in this volume draws together various strands of research – second language acquisition theory, bilingualism research, dynamic systems theory – to develop a novel approach to this challenging subject. Its main focus lies on the psycholinguistic dynamics of multilingualism, the processes of change in time affecting two or more language systems.

About the Authors

Philip Herdina has published on the methodology of linguistics and literature, theory of grammar and multilingualism. He is also the co-author of a bilingual philosophical dictionary.

Jessner, Ulrike is Professor at the University of Innsbruck (Austria) and the University of Pannonia, Veszprem (Hungary) where she acts as founding member of the International Doctoral School of Multilingualism. She has published widely in the field of multilingualism with a special focus on the acquisition of English in multilingual contexts. She is the co-author of A Dynamic Model of Multilingualism (with Philip Herdina in 2002) which pioneered DSCT in language acquisition research.