ISBN:
9780192508645
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (341 pages)
Series Statement:
Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.446
Keywords:
Multilingualism
;
Education, Bilingual
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book offers an introduction to the many facets of multilingualism in a changing world, bringing in approaches from linguistics, sociology, history, political philosophy, and psychology. It provides the basic tools to analyse different kinds of multilingualism, and suggests questions and problems for discussion at the end of each chapter.
Abstract:
Cover -- An Introduction to Multilingualism: Language in a Changing World -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- List of figures and tables -- Figures -- Tables -- Introduction -- 1. The polyphonic world -- 1.1 Numbers -- 1.2 Family affairs -- 1.3 Richness of languages and the wealth of nations -- 1.4 A complex system -- 1.5 Counting -- 1.6 Conclusions -- Problems and questions for discussion -- Further reading -- 2. Multilingualism is . . . -- 2.1 Dictionary definitions -- 2.2 Expert assessments -- 2.2.1 Capacity -- 2.2.2 Practice -- 2.2.3 Attitude and ideology -- 2.2.4 Object of theorizing -- 2.3 Conclusions -- Problems and questions for discussion -- Further reading -- 3. Descriptive and theoretical concepts -- 3.1 Concepts and definitions -- 3.2 Technical terms -- 3.3 Conclusions -- Problems and questions for discussion -- Further reading -- 4. Power, inequality, and language -- 4.1 Restricting choice -- 4.1.1 Whose language choices are restricted? -- 4.1.2 Who decides on restricting language choice? -- 4.1.3 How are restrictions on language choice justified? -- 4.1.4 Who enforces restrictions on language use and how? -- 4.1.5 Are restrictions on language choice contested and, if so, by whom? -- 4.2 Conclusions -- Problems and questions for discussion -- Further reading -- 5. The polyglot individual -- 5.1 Preparing the ground -- 5.2 Language skills and critical age: when is a multilingual? -- 5.3 Is there enough room for several languages in one brain and, if so, for how many? -- 5.4 Simultaneous or sequential: how important is the order of acquisition? -- 5.5 The foam of the brainwave: do bilinguals always have a dominant language? -- 5.6 The social setting: is growing up multilingual a burden? -- 5.7 Conclusions -- Problems and questions for discussion -- Further reading -- 6. Multilingual (international) institutions.
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