[EDLING:2203] Book notice: The Bilingual Reader

[Francis M Hult]

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> The Bilingualism Reader
> Li Wei, (ed.)
> 
> Routledge (Taylor and Francis),  2006
>                 http://www.routledge.com/
> 
> 
> Regarded as the definitive reader for the study of bilingualism, this new
> edition has been updated to include nine new chapters and postscripts
> written by the authors of the original articles, who evaluate them in the
> light of current research.
> 
> Designed as an integrated and structured student resource it provides
> invaluable editorial material that guides the reader through different
> sections and covers:
> 
> * definitions and typology of bilingualism
> * language choice and bilingual interaction
> * bilingualism, identity and ideology
> * grammar of code-switching and bilingual acquisition
> * bilingual production and perception
> * the bilingual brain
> * methodological issues in the study of bilingualism.
> 
> The second edition of this best selling volume includes nine new chapters
> and postscripts written by the authors of the original articles, who
> evaluate them in the light of recent research. Critical discussion of
> research methods, revised graded study questions and activities, a
> comprehensive glossary, and an up-to-date resource list make The
> Bilingualism Reader an essential introductory text for students of
> linguistics, psychology and education.
> 
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