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Multilingual Development: English in a Global Context - Hardcover

Siemund, Peter

 
9781108844024: Multilingual Development: English in a Global Context
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1108844022 ISBN 13: 9781108844024
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Peter Siemund is Professor and Chair of English Linguistics at the University of Hamburg. Recent publications include Varieties of English (2013), and Speech Acts and Clause Types (2018).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108844022
ISBN 13 
9781108844024
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
310