Multilingualism - A Sociolinguistic and Acquisitional Approach (Broché)

This textbook takes a broad perspective on multilingualism, using a sociolinguistics and acquisition-informed approach that treats multilingualism not solely as the mastery of two or more well-defined language systems, but rather as a continuum of linguistic repertoires and resources to be used in different settings and combinations. The authors introduce traditional aspects of multilingualism - including historical dimensions, societal and individual multitingualism, aspects of identities, ideologies, education, and language policies - before going onto examine newer manifestations such as multilin-gualism in migrant and refugee contexts, in new media, pop music and linguistic landscaping, as well as the notion of grassroots multilingualism.
This textbook will be an ideal resource for postgraduate students of linguistics and multilingualism, as welt as advanced undergraduate students who are looking for a nuanced and holistic approach to the topic.