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Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism

ISBN: 978-0-631-21936-1

July 2005

Wiley-Blackwell

472 pages

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