High-Level Language Proficiency in Second Language and Multilingual Contexts (Hardcover)

Kenneth Hyltenstam

ISBN 10: 1107175925 / ISBN 13: 9781107175921

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2018

Hardcover. The issue of high-level language proficiency in other than monolingual contexts can be approached from a variety of perspectives, including linguistic/structural; psycholinguistic/cognitive and sociolinguistic/societal. Bringing together a team of experts, this volume takes a novel empirical approach to the subject combined with an up-to-date understanding of these research areas, to answer two important research questions in the field of second language acquisition: what conditions allow learners to attain an outstanding level of proficiency in a second language, and what factors still prevent them from becoming entirely like first language speakers. Looking at a range of European languages including English, French, Italian, Spanish and Swedish, it provides important insights into second language use at the highest levels as well as in high-proficient mixed language use in multicultural settings. A useful tool for both language teaching and language teacher training, it provides a solid grounding for further study in this important area of research. Aimed at scholars in linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and bilingual studies as well as language teachers on all levels, this volume provides important insights in second language use at the highest levels and also of high-proficient mixed language use in multicultural settings. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781107175921

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An encompassing picture of what high-level competence in second languages and in multilingual use is about.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: Kenneth Hyltenstam is Professor of Bilingualism at Stockholms Universitet. He has published extensively in the area of second language acquisition, but his research also covers other topics within the area of bilingualism, including dementia, language policy, language maintenance and shift with respect to minority languages, and language and education issues.

Inge Bartning is Professor of French at Stockholms Universitet. Her main interest is French L2 acquisition including the developmental stages, advanced learners, near-native use in morphosyntax, cultural migrants and sociolinguistic variation.

Lars Fant is Professor of Romance Languages at Stockholms Universitet. His research fields are interaction and discourse linguistics, semantics, pragmatics, intercultural communication and high-level second language use, each field with particular focus on the Spanish language.

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Titel: High-Level Language Proficiency in Second ...
Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: Hardcover
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