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Professor François Grosjean is a recognized world expert on bilingualism. In this fascinating book, he surveys the many contributions he has made to the field, gives follow-up comments, reviews how the field has responded, and stresses how important it is to inform the general public about bilingualism and biculturalism.

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. The setting; 2. A holistic view of bilingualism; 3. The bilingual's language modes; 4. The complementarity principle; 5. Spoken language processing; 6. Cross-linguistic influence; 7. Bilinguals who are also bicultural; 8. The bilingualism and biculturalism of the Deaf; 9. The statistics of bilingualism; 10. Special bilinguals; 11. A bilingualism researcher's social role; References.

On Bilinguals and Bilingualism

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 2/15/2024 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781009210416
      978-1009210416
      ISBN-10 1009210416
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      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Language acquisition Sociolinguistics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Professor François Grosjean is a recognized world expert on bilingualism. In this fascinating book, he surveys the many contributions he has made to the field, gives follow-up comments, reviews how the field has responded, and stresses how important it is to inform the general public about bilingualism and biculturalism.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. The setting; 2. A holistic view of bilingualism; 3. The bilingual's language modes; 4. The complementarity principle; 5. Spoken language processing; 6. Cross-linguistic influence; 7. Bilinguals who are also bicultural; 8. The bilingualism and biculturalism of the Deaf; 9. The statistics of bilingualism; 10. Special bilinguals; 11. A bilingualism researcher's social role; References.

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