Introduction to bilingualism / Charlotte Hoffmann.
- Hoffmann, Charlotte, 1947-
- Date:
- 1991
- Books
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Description
“The book provides a comprehensive review of the most important aspect of individual and societal bilingualism and evaluates the current state of relevant research. The innovative and accessible survey examines both theorical and practical issues, emphasizing in topics that sometimes arouse controversy are explored – such as the question of whether there is a relationship between bilingualism and child’s cognitive psychological and social development.”-- From cover.
Publication/Creation
London and New York : Longman, 1991.
Physical description
xiv, 353 pages ; 21 cm
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
List of Maps – Preface – Introduction – Part I. Psycholinguistic aspects of Bilingualism. -- 1. Individua bilingualism – 2. The study of bilingual children – 3. Patterns of bilingual language acquisition – 4. Aspect of bilingual competence – 5. Features of bilingual speech – 6. Cognitive and educational aspects of bilingualism – 7. Sociocultural aspects of bilingualism -- Part II. Sociolinguistic aspects of Bilingualism – 8. Societal multilingualism – 9. Language choice, language maintenance and language shift – 10. Language and national identity – 11. Linguistic minorities – 12. Case Study I: The Alsatians – 13. Case Study II: The Catalans – 14. Case Study III: Migrant workers in the Federal Republic of Germany – Appendix: Council if the European Communities Directive of 25 July 1977 on the education of the children of emigrant workers.
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ISBN
- 0582291437