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Bilingual [[electronic resource] ] : life and reality / / François Grosjean



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Autore: Grosjean François Visualizza persona
Titolo: Bilingual [[electronic resource] ] : life and reality / / François Grosjean Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
Disciplina: 404/.2
Soggetto topico: Bilingualism
Linguistics
Classificazione: ER 930
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Bilingual Adults -- 1. Why Are People Bilingual? -- 2. Describing Bilinguals -- 3. The Functions of Languages -- 4. Language Mode and Language Choice -- 5. Code-Switching and Borrowing -- 6. Speaking and Writing Monolingually -- 7. Having an Accent in a Language -- 8. Languages across the Lifespan -- 9. Attitudes and Feelings about Bilingualism -- 10. Bilinguals Who Are Also Bicultural -- 11. Personality, Thinking and Dreaming, and Emotions in Bilinguals -- 12. Bilingual Writers -- 13. Special Bilinguals -- Part 2. Bilingual Children -- 14. In and Out of Bilingualism -- 15. Acquiring Two Languages -- 16. Linguistic Aspects of Childhood Bilingualism -- 17. Family Strategies and Support -- 18. Effects of Bilingualism on Children -- 19. Education and Bilingualism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Whether in family life, social interactions, or business negotiations, half the people in the world speak more than one language every day. Yet many myths persist about bilingualism and bilinguals. Does being bilingual mean you are equally fluent in two languages, or that you belong to two cultures, or even that you have multiple personalities? Can you become bilingual only as a child? Why do bilinguals switch from one language to another in mid-sentence? Will raising bilingual children confuse and delay their learning of any language? In a lively and often entertaining book, an international authority on bilingualism, son of an English mother and a French father, explores the many facets of bilingualism. In this book, François Grosjean draws on research, interviews, autobiographies, and the engaging examples of bilingual authors. He describes the various strategies-some useful, some not-used by parents raising bilingual children, explains how children easily pick up and forget languages, and considers how bilingualism affects the experience and expression of emotions, thoughts, and dreams. This book shows that speaking two or more languages is not a sign of intelligence, evasiveness, cultural alienation, or political disloyalty. For millions of people, it's simply a way of navigating the complexities of life.
Titolo autorizzato: Bilingual  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-674-05645-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779296303321
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