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
Table des matières
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
A propos de l’auteur
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).