An Introduction to Multilingualism: Language in a Changing World

by Florian Coulmas

Book Overview

This book offers an introduction to the many facets of multilingualism in a changing world. It begins with an overview of the multiplicity of human languages and their geographic distribution, before moving on to the key question of what multilingualism actually is and what is understood by terms such as 'mother tongue', 'native speaker', and 'speech community'. In the chapters that follow, Florian Coulmas systematically explores multilingualism with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198791100
• ISBN13: 9780198791102
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.7"