Bilinguality and Bilingualism

ISBN-13: 9780521648431 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 484 str.

Michel Blanc; Josiane F. Hamers; Josiane Hamers

Opis

This updated and revised edition of Hamers and Blanc's successful textbook presents new knowledge about languages in contact from individual bilinguality to societal bilingualism. It is multi- and interdisciplinary in approach, and analyzes bilingualism at individual, interpersonal, and societal levels. Linguistic, cognitive and sociocultural aspects of bilingual development are explored, as are bilingual problems. The authors cover a range of issues including the relationship among culture, identity, and language behavior in multicultural settings; communication strategies in interpersonal and intergroup relations; language shift; pidgins and creoles; language planning; and bilingual education.

Recenzje

'… the material covered is very impressive. there is no book like it. No single-author work has the same breadth, and multiple-author books in the field do not have the same integrative potential.' Language in Society

Spis treści

Foreword to the second edition; Preface; Introduction; 1. Definitions and guiding principles; 2. Dimensions and measurement of bilinguality and bilingualism; 3. The ontogenesis of bilinguality; 4. Bilinguality: cognitive development and the sociocultural context; 5. The social and psychological foundations of bilinguality; 6. Bilinguality: neuropsychological foundations; 7. Information processing in the bilingual; 8. Social psychological aspects of bilinguality: culture and identity; 9. Social psychological aspects of bilinguality: intercultural communication; 10. Societal bilingualism, intergroup relations and sociolinguistic variations; 11. Bilingual education; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; References; Subject index; Author index.