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Multilingualism (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)
Anat Stavans
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Description for Multilingualism (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)
paperback. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores how multilingualism is shaped by a variety of factors. Series: Key Topics in Sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 319 pages, 19 b/w illus. 4 maps 6 tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 440.
How do children and adults become multilingual? How do they use their languages? What influence does being multilingual have on their identities? What is the social impact of multilingualism today and how do societies accommodate it? These are among the fascinating questions examined by this book. Exploring multilingualism in individuals and in society at large, Stavans and Hoffmann argue that it evolves not from one factor in particular, but from a vast range of environmental and personal influences and circumstances: from migration to globalisation, from the spread of English to a revived interest in minority languages, from social mobility to ... Read more
How do children and adults become multilingual? How do they use their languages? What influence does being multilingual have on their identities? What is the social impact of multilingualism today and how do societies accommodate it? These are among the fascinating questions examined by this book. Exploring multilingualism in individuals and in society at large, Stavans and Hoffmann argue that it evolves not from one factor in particular, but from a vast range of environmental and personal influences and circumstances: from migration to globalisation, from the spread of English to a revived interest in minority languages, from social mobility to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
Condition
New
Weight
439g
Number of Pages
319
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107471481
SKU
V9781107471481
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99-16
About Anat Stavans
Anat Stavans is a Professor in Applied Linguistics at Beit Berl College and a researcher at the Institute for Innovation in Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Charlotte Hoffmann was formerly Reader in Sociolinguistics at the University of Salford, UK.
Reviews for Multilingualism (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)
'The authors of this book demonstrate that multilingualism is as old as humanity itself. Language and politics have always been intertwined, creating amazing and conflictual complexity … This is a very clear and highly informative book.' Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck, University of London