The Cambridge handbook of childhood multilingualism

"Childhood multilingualism has become a norm rather than an exception. This is the first handbook to survey state-of-the-art research on the uniqueness of early multilingual development in children growing up with more than two languages in contact. It provides in-depth accounts of the complexi...

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Weitere Verfasser: Stavans, Anat (HerausgeberIn), Jessner-Schmid, Ulrike (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, New York, NY, Port Melbourne, New Delhi, Singapore Cambridge University Press 2022
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge handbooks in language and linguistics
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Zusammenfassung:"Childhood multilingualism has become a norm rather than an exception. This is the first handbook to survey state-of-the-art research on the uniqueness of early multilingual development in children growing up with more than two languages in contact. It provides in-depth accounts of the complexity and dynamics of early multilingualism by internationally renowned scholars who have researched typologically different languages in different continents. Chapters are divided into six thematic areas, following the trajectory, environment and conditions underlying the incipient and early stages of multilingual children's language development. The many facets of childhood multilingualism are approached from a range of perspectives, showcasing not only the challenges of multilingual education and childrearing but also the richness in linguistic and cognitive development of these children from infancy to early schooling. It is essential reading for anyone interested in deepening their understanding of the multiple aspects of multilingualism, seen through the unique prism of children"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xvii, 678 Seiten
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ISBN:9781108484015
978-1-108-48401-5
9781108705691
978-1-108-70569-1