An Advanced Guide to Multilingualism

Delivering facts and findings from a variety of multilingual settings, this textbook systematically covers the diverse dimensions of multilingualism. As well as explaining key concepts, it examines the foremost issues of individual and societal multilingualism. It discusses topics from indigenous and minority languages to World Englishes and translanguaging, and from cross-linguistic influence to multilingual identity and the impact of multilingualism on healthy aging and considers the models and research methods used to underpin these discussions. Each chapter is supported by a comprehensive review of relevant research to reveal fresh perspectives, offer discerning insights and pose challenging possibilities for future exploration.

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Author: Larissa Aronin
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 03/17/2022
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780748635634

About the Author

Larissa Aronin is a lecturer at the Oranim Academic College in Israel and a research associate at Trinity College, Dublin.

Muiris O'Laire is a senior lecturer in the Department of Humanities at the Institute of Technology in Tralee, Ireland.