1st Edition
Bilingualism The Sociopragmatic-Psycholinguistic Interface
By Joel Walters
Copyright 2005
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the past 30 years, the study of bilingualism processing has been conducted independently by two fields, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. This volume merges these two fields, addressing one of the tough problems dividing researchers in bilingualism, conceptually as well as methodologically. Joel Walters proposes a new approach to bilingualism processing--the... Read more
Contents: Preface. Bilingual Phenomena. Ten Perspectives on Bilingualism. A Functional Architecture of Bilingualism. Four Processing Mechanisms in Bilingual Production. Accounting for Bilingual Phenomena With the SPPL Processing Model. Acquisition, Attrition, and Language Disorders in Bilingualism.
Biography
Joel Walters
"The book highlights the dynamic nature of bilingualism. It attempts to synthesize a range of theoretical approaches and models, hence encouraging further research that challenges the status quo. It encourages the reader to think of bilingualism and bilingualism research in a new and critical frame of mind."
—Li Wei
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
