Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication

This volume is an up-to-date, concise introduction to bilingualism and multilingualism in schools, in the workplace, and in international institutions in a globalized world. The authors use a problem-solving approach and ask broad questions about bilingualism and multilingualism in society, including the question of language acquisition versus maintenance of bilingualism.
Key features:

• provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of multilingualism and multilingual communication
• presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field,
• offers solutions of everyday language-related problems
• international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field

About the author

Peter Auer ist Professor für Germanistische Linguistik an der Universität Freiburg, Direktor der "School of Language and Literature" des Freiburg Institut for Advanced Studies (FRIAS).

Report

"Editors Peter Auer and Li Wei make a convincing case for a critically reflexive problem-solving approach when they ask whether it would make more sense to regard monolingualism as a problem. It provides a good starting place for anyone looking for a current overview of issues and approaches."
Suzanne Romaine in: Language 1/2009

Product details

• Assisted by: Peter Auer (Editor), Wei (Editor), Wei (Editor), Li Wei (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2007
• EAN: 9783110182163
• ISBN: 978-3-11-018216-3
• No. of pages: 606
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 37 mm x 242 mm
• Weight: 1056 g
• Series: Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]; Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [HAL]
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics