Life with two languages
an introduction to bilingualism
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Author
Publication
1982 - Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass
Language
English
Word Count
92,500 words, Guess
Page Count
370 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL21410258M
- ISBN-100674530918
- OCLC Control Number8133528
- OCLC Control Numberlifewithtwolangu0000gros
- Library of Congress Control Number81023772
and 2 more
- Goodreads3863273
- LibraryThing246808
Classifications
- LCCP115 .G76 1982
Description
Many people consider bilinguals to be exceptional, yet almost half the worldʹs population speaks more than one language. Bilingualism is found in every country of the world, in every class of society, in all age groups. Life with Two Languages is the first book to provide a complete and authoritative look at the nature of the bilingual experience. François Grosjean, himself a bilingual, covers the topic from each of its many angles in order to provide a balanced introduction to this fascinating phenomenon. Grosjean discusses the political and social situations that arise when languages come into contact and the policies nations have established toward their linguistic minorities in the domains of education and governance. Of particular interest is his detailed account of the psychological and social factors that lead a bilingual to choose one of her languages when speaking to another bilingual or to use both languages in the fascinating phenomenon of code-switching. The author explains how children become bilingual as quickly as they become monolingual, describes the organization of languages in the bilingual brain, and examines the legacy of bilingualism on language, as exemplified in word borrowings. -- Publisher description.
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