Li Wei & Melissa Moyer 
The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism [PDF ebook] 

As globalization has increased awareness of the extent of language contact and linguistic diversity, questions concerning bilingualism and multilingualism have taken on an increasing importance from both practical and scholarly points of view. Written by leading experts and practitioners in the field, The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism:

* Highlights the interdisciplinary nature of research on bilingualism and multilingualism and offers a practical guide to the procedures and tools for collecting and analyzing data

* Specifically addresses methodological issues, discussing research topics, core concepts and approaches, and the methods and techniques available

* Links theory to method, and to data, and answers a real need for a know-how volume on bilingualism and multilingualism that deals with its methodology in a systematic and coherent way

قائمة المحتويات

List of Figures vii

List of Tables viii

Notes on Contributors ix

Acknowledgments xv

Preface xvi

Part I Researching Bilingualism and Multilingualism 1

1 Research Perspectives on Bilingualism and Multilingualism
3

Li Wei

2 Research as Practice: Linking Theory, Method, and Data
18

Melissa G. Moyer

Part II Procedures, Methods, and Tools 33

3 Types and Sources of Bilingual Data 35

Jacomine Nortier

4 Bilingual Speech Data: Criteria for Classification 53

Penelope Gardner-Chloros

5 Selecting Individuals, Groups, and Sites 73

Elizabeth Lanza

6 Study Design: Cross-sectional, Longitudinal, Case, and Group
88

Zhu Hua and Annabelle David

7 Laboratory Designs and Paradigms: Words, Sounds, and Sentences
108

Judith F. Kroll, Chip Gerfen, and Paola E. Dussias

8 Imaging Technologies 132

Jubin Abutalebi and Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa

9 Interviews and Questionnaires 158

Eva Codó

10 Recording Audio and Video 177

Ignasi Clemente

11 Transcription 192

Maria Teresa Turell and Melissa G. Moyer

12 Quantification and Statistics 214

Natasha Tokowicz and Tessa Warren

13 Data Banks and Corpora 232

Ad Backus

14 Doing Ethnography 249

Monica Heller

15 Social Network Analysis 263

Xu Daming, Wang Xiaomei, and Li Wei

16 Conversation and Interactional Analysis 275

Holly R. Cashman

17 Critical Discourse Analysis 296

Adrian Blackledge

18 Narrative Analysis 311

Aneta Pavlenko

19 Media Analysis 326

Tony Purvis

Part III Project Ideas, Dissemination, and Resources
343

20 Project Ideas 345

Li Wei and Melissa G. Moyer

21 Disseminating Research: A Guide to Conference Presentation
and Journal Publication 354

Melissa G. Moyer and Li Wei

22 Resources for Research on Bilingualism and Multilingualism
361

Li Wei and Melissa G. Moyer

References 365

Index 399

عن المؤلف

Li Wei is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Birkbeck,
University of London. He is editor of the International Journal
of Bilingualism and author/editor of numerous books and
articles, including Three Generations, Two Languages, One
Family (1994), The Bilingualism Reader (2000), and
The Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual
Communication (2007, with Peter Auer).

Melissa G. Moyer is Associate Professor of English
Linguistics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Her
current research and publications are concerned with migration and
the management of multilingualism. She is author of the award
winning book La cárcel de las palabras: Ensayo sobre el
lenguaje y la desigualdad social (1988, with J. M. de
Miguel).