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Arguing against a common sense view of bilingualism as the co-existence of two linguistic systems, this volume develops a critical perspective which approaches bilingualism as a wide variety of sets of sociolinguistic practices connected to the construction of social difference and of social inequal...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Heller, Monica (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Series:Palgrave advances in linguistics.
Subjects:
Linguistics.
Multilingualism.
Psycholinguistics.
Social Theory.
Sociolinguistics.
Sociology, general.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Sociology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Arguing against a common sense view of bilingualism as the co-existence of two linguistic systems, this volume develops a critical perspective which approaches bilingualism as a wide variety of sets of sociolinguistic practices connected to the construction of social difference and of social inequality under specific historical conditions.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XV, 361 pages)
ISBN:9780230596047
DOI:10.1057/9780230596047