Bilingualism in the Spanish-Speaking World - Linguistic and Cognitive Perspectives

Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Austin is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at Rutgers University, Newark. María Blume is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Literature at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Liliana Sánchez is a Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Rutgers University. Klappentext An introduction to bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world, looking at topics including language contact, bilingual societies, code-switching and language choice. Zusammenfassung Bilingualism has given rise to significant changes in Spanish-speaking countries. This book provides an introduction to bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world! looking at topics such as language contact! bilingual societies! bilingualism in schools! code-switching! language transfer! the emergence of new varieties of Spanish! and language choice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. What does it mean to be bilingual?; 2. Bilingual brains, bilingual minds; 3. Bilingual development and bilingual outcomes; Conclusions.

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• Authors: Jennifer Austin, Jennifer (Rutgers University Austin, Jennifer Blume Austin, Jennifer R. Austin, Jennifer R. Blume Austin, Maria Blume, María Blume, Liliana S. Nchez, Liliana Sanchez, Liliana (Rutgers University Sanchez, Liliana Sánchez
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2015
• EAN: 9780521132978
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13297-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Language, Spain, Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy, Sociolinguistics, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Bilingualism and multilingualism