This comprehensive handbook introduces a theoretical framework of the contextual situations of language maintenance and shift in which are found bilingualism and bilingual education. It presents us with the basic facts about language and language families in the world and where they are located, and illustrates the range of possibilities of languages in contact. A major portion of this important work is devoted to a series of case studies of bilingualism/multilingualism within nation states, arranged alphabetically, and representing specific situations in all corners of the world. Each...

Sociolinguistics: The Essential Readings is a collection of classic articles that have helped define the field of sociolinguistics and provide the foundation for future research, paired with more recent articles which indicate the direction the field has taken.

• Offers a collection of classic articles that helped to define the field of sociolinguistics paired with more contemporary articles.
  
• Contextualizes the history of the subject matter and helps students understand the progression of intellectual development in the field.
  
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Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential Readings is a collection of articles that discuss major theoretical approaches, case studies of cultural and sub-cultural contact from around the globe, issues of identity in 'bicultural' individuals, and the 'real world' implications of intercultural contact and conflict.

• Collects articles that describe and analyze discourse and communication in several channels, including spoken, written, and signed.
  
• Considers various group organizations such as culture/subculture, gender,...

Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential Readings is a collection of articles that discuss major theoretical approaches, case studies of cultural and sub-cultural contact from around the globe, issues of identity in 'bicultural' individuals, and the 'real world' implications of intercultural contact and conflict.

• Collects articles that describe and analyze discourse and communication in several channels, including spoken, written, and signed.
  
• Considers various group organizations such as culture/subculture, gender,...

An anthology of articles on teaching English to speakers of other languages. The emphasis is on practical concerns of classroom procedures and on cross-cultural aspects of teaching English around the world. Several of the articles focus on communicative language teaching.