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Multilingual Development - English in a Global Context (Hardcover)
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Multilingual Development - English in a Global Context (Hardcover)
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English as a global lingua franca interacts with other languages
across a wide range of multilingual contexts. Combining insights
from linguistics, education studies, and psychology, this book
addresses the role of English within the current linguistic
dynamics of globalization. It takes Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dubai
as case studies to illustrate the use of English in different
multilingual urban areas, arguing that these are places where
competing historical assessments, and ideological conceptions of
monolingualism and multilingualism, are being acted out most
forcefully. It critically appraises the controversial concept of
multilingual advantages, and studies multilingual cross-linguistic
influence in relation to learning English in bilingual heritage
contexts. It also scrutinises multilingual language policies in
their impact on attitudes, identities, and investment into
languages. Engaging and accessible, it is essential reading for
academic researchers and advanced students of bi- and
multilingualism, globalization, linguistic diversity, World
Englishes, sociolinguistics, and second/third language acquisition.
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