Multilingualism

This volume brings together scholars in sociolinguistics and the sociology of new media and mobile technologies who are working on different social and communicative aspects of the Latino diaspora. It explores the role of migration/diaspora in transforming linguistic practices, ideologies, and ident..

This volume brings together scholars in sociolinguistics and the sociology of new media and mobile technologies who are working on different social and communicative aspects of the Latino diaspora. It explores the role of migration/diaspora in transforming linguistic practices, ideologies, and ident..

Advertising and Multilingual Repertoires provides an introduction to the linguistic processes involved in advertising discourse and explores the interconnections between advertising and multilingualism from an applied linguistic perspective...

This volume considers a range of ways in which bilingual programs can make a contribution to aspects of human and economic development in the global South. The authors examine the consequences of different policies, programs, and pedagogies for learners and local communities through recent ethnograp..

This introduction to the sociolinguistic and educational aspects of and political issues surrounding bilingualism has been updated to include extensive material that deals with holistic understandings of bilingual performance; heritage language programs; recent developments in policies surrounding E..

A cogent, freshly written synthesis of new and classic work concerning crosslinguistic influence, or "transfer," this book will become the authoritative account of transfer in second-language learning and its consequences for language and thought. Transfer in both production and comprehension is tre..

This book uniquely explores the shifting structures of power and unexpected points of intersection – entanglements – at the nexus of North and South as a lens through which to examine the impact of global and local circuits of people, practices and ideas on linguistic, cultural and knowledge systems..

This book aims at deconstructing and problematizing linguistic ideologies related to Portuguese in late modernity and questioning the theoretical presuppositions which have led us to call Portuguese ‘a language.’ The book covers a wide range of social, political and historical contexts in which ‘Por..

This book aims at deconstructing and problematizing linguistic ideologies related to Portuguese in late modernity and questioning the theoretical presuppositions which have led us to call Portuguese ‘a language.’ The book covers a wide range of social, political and historical contexts in which ‘Por..

Introducing Multilingualism is a comprehensive and user-friendly introduction to the dynamic field of multilingualism. Adopting a compelling social and critical approach, the authors expertly guide readers through the established theories, leading them to question dominant discourses on subjects suc..

Introducing Multilingualism is a comprehensive and user-friendly introduction to the dynamic field of multilingualism. Adopting a compelling social and critical approach, the authors expertly guide readers through the established theories, leading them to question dominant discourses on subjects suc..

This book explores the social, political, and historical forces that mediate language ideology and practices in post-colonial education and how such ideology and practices influence students’ academic achievement, using Haiti as its focus...