Multilingualism across the lifespan /

Multilingualism across the lifespan / edited by Robert Blackwood and Unn Røyneland. - 1 online resource. - Routledge critical studies in multilingualism .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This innovative collection examines key questions on language diversity and multilingualism running through contemporary debates in psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. Reinforcing interdisciplinary conversations on these themes, each chapter is co-authored by two different researchers, often those who have not written together before. The combined effect is a volume showcasing unique and dynamic perspectives on such topics as multilingualism across the lifespan, bilingual acquisition, family language policy, language and aging, language shift, language and identity, and multilingualism and language impairment. The book builds on Elizabeth Lanza's pioneering work on multilingualism across the lifespan, bringing together cutting-edge research exploring multilingualism as an evolving phenomenon at landmarks in individuals', families' and communities' lives. Taken together, the book offers a rich portrait of the different facets of multilingualism as lived reality for individuals, families, and communities. This groundbreaking volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars in multilingualism, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics"--


Unn Røyneland is Professor of Scandinavian Linguistics and Deputy Director of the Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan at the University of Oslo, Norway. Robert Blackwood is Professor of French Sociolinguistics in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Liverpool, UK.

9781003125815 1003125816 1000472612 9781000472578 1000472574 9781000472615

10.4324/9781003125815 doi

9781003125815 Taylor & Francis

2021024301


Multilingualism--Social aspects.
National characteristics.
Language policy.
Sociolinguistics.
Psycholinguistics.
Language and culture.
Language and culture.
Language policy.
Multilingualism--Social aspects.
National characteristics.
Psycholinguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics


Essays.
Festschriften.
Festschriften.
Essays.
Electronic books.

P115.45

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