Bilingualism
$37.40
- 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: | 127mm x 178mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series |
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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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