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The Many Faces of Multilingualism
Multilingualism has become an increasingly common global phenomenon especially in the last two decades. Therefore, multilingual programmes have now been regarded as a cornerstone …
On the Dynamics of Early Multilingualism
This book contributes to current issues in TLA and multilingualism research. It discusses multilingual learning and development from a Dynamic Systems Theory perspective. The …
Reverse English Dictionary
Rather than presenting a reverse list of words in endless sequence and strictly alphabetical order, this Reverse English Dictionary considers the structure and formation of words, …
Encoding Motion Events
Children who grow up as second- or third-generation immigrants typically acquire and speak the minority language at home and the majority language at school. Recurrently, these …
Norms and the Study of Language in Social Life
Sociolinguistics and the social sciences more generally tend to take an interest in norms as central to social life. The importance of norms is easily discernible in the …
Linguistic Simplicity and Complexity
In John McWhorter’s Defining Creole anthology of 2005, his collected articles conveyed the following theme: His hypothesis that creole languages are definable not just in the …
Multilingual Europe
This book offers an inclusive perspective on the constellation of languages in Europe by taking into account official state languages, regional minority languages and immigrant …
Sign Multilingualism
This volume has arisen from a three-part, five-year study on language contact among multilingual sign language users, which has three strands: cross-signing, sign-switching, and …
Urban Multilingualism in Europe
Today’s growing mobility in European urban regions results in a more widespread language diversity, which is increasingly challenging current language policies. Against this …
The Changing Face of the “Native Speaker”
The notion of the native speaker and its undertones of ultimate language competence, language ownership and social status has been problematized by various researchers, arguing …
Multilingual Communication and Interactions
This book presents and reviews current theories on multilingual language acquisition and learning as well as multilingual children’s speech production and communication and …