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Examines the dynamics of a multilingual planet, offering us a snapshot of a globalized society. This book examines lingua francas, pidgins, creoles and... Læs mere
How do children develop bilingual competence? Do bilingual children develop language in the same way as monolinguals? Set in the... Læs mere
Bilingualism has given rise to significant changes in Spanish-speaking countries. This book provides an introduction to... Læs mere
Bilingualism has given rise to significant changes in Spanish-speaking countries. This book provides an introduction to... Læs mere
This book provides a much-needed perspective on how bilingual speakers comprehend ambiguous information arising from the languages they know, both at the word and... Læs mere
Brings together key insights from psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics to formulate a new model of how the bilingual mind processes two languages... Læs mere
How does a child become bilingual? Drawing on new studies of children exposed to two languages from birth (English and Cantonese), this book demonstrates how childhood bilingualism develops naturally in response to the two languages in the children's environment.
This book focuses on the phenomenon of code-switching, whereby bilingual speakers effortlessly use two or more languages, dialects or varieties in the same conversation. Drawing on a... Læs mere
The book will appeal to anyone interested in language contact, the Arabic language, and North Africa. It uses sociohistorical... Læs mere
Proposing a new methodological approach to documenting languages spoken in multilingual... Læs mere
Introducing new insights from popular culture, the globalised new economy and computer-mediated communication, this is a fascinating study of contact between languages in modern... Læs mere
Understanding the role of language within the formation of a sense of self has been revolutionised by developments in social theory, particularly poststructuralism. This book... Læs mere