Bilingualism
$38.28
- Paperback
244 pages
- Release Date
4 March 2025
Summary
All about bilingualism, in science and in life - the benefits and controversies, the individual experience, and the social significance.
Nearly half the world’s people are bilingual, but many have no clear understanding of what—aside from being fluent in more than one language—bilingualism means. This lively introduction by linguist Penelope Gardner-Chloros covers everything a bilingual (or curious monolingual) individual might want to know. The book discusses how bilingualism affects…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262549431 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262549433 |
| Author: | Penelope Gardner-Chloros |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 244 |
| Release Date: | 4 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 127mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series |
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About The Author
Penelope Gardner-Chloros
Penelope Gardner-Chloros is Professor Emerita in Sociolinguistics and Language Contact at Birkbeck, University of London. She formerly worked as a conference interpreter for the European Union and the Council of Europe. She is the author of Code-switching.
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