Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-11-018216-3
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 586 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1126 g

Reihe: Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]

This volume is an up-to-date, concise introduction to bilingualism and multilingualism in schools, in the workplace, and in international institutions in a globalized world. The authors use a problem-solving approach and ask broad questions about bilingualism and multilingualism in society, including the question of language acquisition versus maintenance of bilingualism. Key features: - provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of multilingualism and multilingual communication - presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field, - offers solutions of everyday language-related problems - international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field

Zielgruppe

Research Libraries, Everybody with an Academic Background who is interested in Bilingualism (Teachers, Academics, Social Workers, Politicians, Specialists on Minority Languages and Immigration, Counsellors, Advanced Students of Linguistics, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology)

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wei, Li

Auer, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Auer, University of Freiburg/Br., Germany; Li Wei, University of London, Birkbeck UK.