This major new textbook offers an accessible introduction to many of the most interesting areas in the study of multilingualism. It consists of twelve lectures, written by leading researchers, each dedicated to a particular topic of importance. Each lecture offers a state-of-the-art, authoritative review of a subdiscipline of the field. The volume sheds light on the ways in which the use and acquisition of languages are changing, providing new insights into the nature of contemporary multilingualism. It will be of interest both to undergraduate and postgraduate students working in linguistics-related disciplines and students in associated social sciences.
Inhoudsopgave
Larissa Aronin and David Singleton: Introduction
Part 1 Multilingualism in Society and Education
Part 2 Aspects of Individual Multilingualism
Part 3. The Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics of Multilingualism
Part 4. Forms of Multilingualism in the Past and Present
Subject Index
Name Index
Over de auteur
Larissa Aronin is Associate Professor at the Oranim Academic College of Education, Israel. She has published numerous articles and books on multilingualism, including The Material Culture of Multilingualism (Aronin et al., 2018, Springer) and Multilingualism (Aronin & Singleton, 2012, John Benjamins).