An Advanced Guide to Multilingualism - by Larissa Aronin (Paperback)

About the Book

An advanced introduction to multilingualism and its interdisciplinary dimensions

Book Synopsis

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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From the Back Cover

An advanced introduction to multilingualism and its interdisciplinary dimensions What is multilingualism? What are its main issues? 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. Key Features - Chapter summaries, further reading lists, chapter reviews and reflective discussion questions and exercises at the end of each chapter - Exercises designed to enhance presentation skills and tasks, and discussion questions for tutorial work and private study - A glossary of key terms is freely available via the EUP website. - Over 50 tables, text boxes and figures to demonstrate key concepts, data and ideas. Larissa Aronin is an Associate Professor of Education in Israel.

Review Quotes

In twelve well-designed and highly readable chapters, this up-to-date textbook by Larissa Aronin provides many insightful perspectives for research and practice in the study of societal and individual multilingualism. Interdisciplinary in nature, a must-read and invaluable resource for students and instructors in different disciplines wanting to engage into understanding and acting upon what it means to use and learn multiple languages in our world today.--Danièle Moore, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver & DILTEC, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris

With this long-awaited textbook on multilingualism from an interdisciplinary perspective Aronin presents a significant perspective of the many facets of multilingualism research. This well-written volume deserves to become foundation reading for all those who intend to get engaged more intensively with the complexity and dynamics of individual and social multilingualism. Highly recommended.--Ulrike Jessner-Schmid, Universität Innsbruck

About the Author

Larissa Aronin is an Associate Professor of Education in Israel

Muiris Ó Laoire is Professor of Language Revitalisation Studies at the University of Auckland.