book announcement

[Brian MacWhinney]

EARLY TRILINGUALISM
A Focus on Questions
Julia Barnes (University of Mondragon)
  All those of us interested in multilingualism have had to wait a  
long time for a thorough account of trilingual language acquisition  
similar to those studies in child bilingualism that have become  
classics. Julia Barnes’ book fills this gap admirably. It is  
meticulously researched, abounds with primary data and offers many  
new insights. It will be warmly welcomed by those concerned with the  
natural acquisition and development of more than one language in both  
monolingual and multilingual contexts. Charlotte Hoffmann, University  
of Salford, UK

‘Early trilingualism’ is a fascinating book which breaks new ground  
in the study of multilingualism. It is clearly organized, and  
presents an in-depth analysis of form and function in early  
questioning behaviour. It should be of great interest not only to  
researchers in language acquisition and multilingualism but also to  
all those interested in pragmatics, sociolinguistics and child  
development. Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country

The book describes how a trilingual child in the Basque Country,  
where Spanish and Basque are the languages of the community, is able  
to successfully acquire English at home through interaction with her  
mother.  It focuses on her acquisition of the form and function of  
English questions.

Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter 1. Bilingual and trilingual acquisition; Chapter 2. The  
development of interrogative behaviour
Part II: The Acquisition Of English Question Form And  Function In A  
Trilingual Child
Chapter 3. Research questions and design ; Chapter 4. Research  
findings; Chapter 5. Interpretation of the findings

Second Language Acquisition No. 16

January 2006                                    Format: 210 x  
148mm                        256 pp
Hbk ISBN 1-85359-854-2/ EAN 978-1-85359-854-8            £49.95/ US 
$89.95/ CAN$109.95
Ebook ISBN 1-85359-855-0 /EAN 978-1-85359-855-5  8     £49.95/ US 
$89.95/ CAN$109.95
  (Adobe format)

For further information and to order at 20% discount, click on the  
following link:
http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/display.asp?isb=1853598542
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