Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism

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Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism

Carol Myers-Scotton

Description

Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism provides a comprehensive overview of all major features of bilingualism, including grammatical, cognitive, and social aspects.

examines bilingualism as a socio-political phenomenon and emphasizes languages in contact, language maintenance and shift, language policy, and bilingual education
includes many detailed examples from all over the world
written accessibly for students with little or no background in linguistics by a prominent bilingualism researcher

About the Author

Carol Myers-Scotton is Carolina Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Linguistics Program and Department of English at the University of South Carolina. Her numerous publications include Contact Linguistics: Bilingual Encounters and Grammatical Outcomes (2002) and Social Motivations for Codeswitching: Evidence from Africa (1993).

Features

Provides a comprehensive overview of all the major aspects of bilingualism
Examines bilingualism as a socio-political phenomenon and emphasizes languages in contact, language maintenance and shift, language policy, and bilingual education
Includes many detailed examples from all over the world
Written accessibly for students with little or no background in linguistics by a prominent bilingualism researcher

To Purchase this product, please visit

https://dev.store.wiley.com/en-sg/Multiple+Voices%3A+An+Introduction+to+Bilingualism-p-9780631219361