Twelve Lectures on Multilingualism, livre ebook

Textbook offering a state-of-the-art, authoritative introduction to multilingualism, written by experts from various subdisciplines

This major new textbook offers an accessible introduction to many of the most interesting areas in the study of multilingualism. It consists of twelve lectures, written by leading researchers, each dedicated to a particular topic of importance. Each lecture offers a state-of-the-art, authoritative review of a subdiscipline of the field. The volume sheds light on the ways in which the use and acquisition of languages are changing, providing new insights into the nature of contemporary multilingualism. It will be of interest both to undergraduate and postgraduate students working in linguistics-related disciplines and students in associated social sciences.

Larissa Aronin and David Singleton: Introduction

Part 1 Multilingualism in Society and Education 

1. Larissa Aronin: What is Multilingualism?


2. Danuta Gabryś-Barker: Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism


3. Britta Hufeisen and Ulrike Jessner: The Psycholinguistics of Multiple Language Learning and Teaching


4. Jasone Cenoz and Durk Gorter: Educational Policy and Multilingualism

Part 2 Aspects of Individual Multilingualism 

5. John Edwards: Multilingual Individuals


6. Gessica de Angelis: Cross-linguistic Interactions


7. Ema Ushioda: Motivation and Multilingualism


8. Carmen Muñoz and David Singleton: Age and Multilingualism

Part 3. The Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics of Multilingualism

9. Julia Festman: Psycholinguistic Aspects of Multilingualism


10. McLoddy Kadyamusuma, Eve Higby and Loraine Obler: The Neurolinguistics of Multilingualism

Part 4. Forms of Multilingualism in the Past and Present

11. Kurt Braunmüller: Historical Multilingualism


12. Jan D. ten Thije: Receptive Multilingualism

Subject Index

Name Index