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Herdina and Jessner (both English linguistics, U. of Innsbruck) present a new model and a new set of concepts for interpreting the psycholinguistic phenomena of multilingual individuals. Coverage includes an overview of the main topics raised in multilingualism research, linguistic transfer, universal grammar, recent findings from third language acquisition research, the development and analysis of an alternative dynamic model of multilingualism (DMM), the question of holism and DMM as a holistic approach to multilingualism, theoretical issues of DMM, and future research possibilities and applications of the DMM model. For researchers in second language acquisition, bilingualism and multilingualism, cognitive linguistics, dynamic systems theory and research methodology, and language planners, administrators, and other professionals in multilingualism. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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A Dynamic Model of Multilingualism, Philip Herdina, Ulrike Jessner
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- 2002
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- Title
- A Dynamic Model of Multilingualism
- Subtitle
- Perspectives of Change in Psycholinguistics
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Philip Herdina, Ulrike Jessner
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters Limited
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 202
- Series
- Description
- Herdina and Jessner (both English linguistics, U. of Innsbruck) present a new model and a new set of concepts for interpreting the psycholinguistic phenomena of multilingual individuals. Coverage includes an overview of the main topics raised in multilingualism research, linguistic transfer, universal grammar, recent findings from third language acquisition research, the development and analysis of an alternative dynamic model of multilingualism (DMM), the question of holism and DMM as a holistic approach to multilingualism, theoretical issues of DMM, and future research possibilities and applications of the DMM model. For researchers in second language acquisition, bilingualism and multilingualism, cognitive linguistics, dynamic systems theory and research methodology, and language planners, administrators, and other professionals in multilingualism. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR