Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication

It has been estimated that the majority of children across the globe grow up speaking more than one language, but these bilingual and multilingual children differ from each other in terms of when exposure to each language began, and the sociolinguistic context in which their languages are spoken. These differences have consequences for acquisition patterns and rates of the languages, as well as for ultimate proficiency in each language. Furthermore, the research issues and questions surrounding dual and multiple language acquisition are often different depending on the kind of child bilingual/multilingual.

This great source covers concepts such as:

1. Different kinds of child bilinguals and multilinguals
2. Multilingualism and the family
3. Growing up in a multilingual community: Insights from language socialization
4. Becoming bi- or multi-lingual later in life
5. Becoming bilingual through bilingual education
6. Bilingual children in monolingual schools
7. From minority programmes to multilingual education
8. From biliteracy to pluriliteracies
9. Multilingualism and Specific Language Impairment (SLI)
10. Measuring bilingualism
11. Code-switching as a conversational strategy
12. Mixed codes
13. Multilingual forms of talk and identity work
14. Crossing – negotiating social boundaries
15. Bilingual professionals
16. Multilingualism in the workplace
17. Multilingualism and commerce
18. Societal multilingualism: reality, recognition and response
19. Multilingualism of autochthonous minorities
20. Multilingualism of new minorities (in migratory contexts)
21. Multilingualism in ex-colonial countries
22. Multilingualism and transnationalism

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