To Be or Not to Be...A Plurilingual Speaker

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Title: To Be or Not to Be...A Plurilingual Speaker
Language: English
Authors: Ludi, Georges, Py, Bernard
Source: International Journal of Multilingualism. May 2009 6(2):154-167.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2009
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Models, Multilingualism, Monolingualism, Language Acquisition, Teaching Methods, Language Planning, Code Switching (Language), Transfer of Training, Interference (Language)
DOI: 10.1080/14790710902846715
ISSN: 1479-0718
Abstract: The bi/plurilingual person is a unique speaker-hearer who should be studied as such and not always in comparison with the monolingual. As such, unilingual linguistic models and perspectives based on the idea that bilingualism is a duplication of competences in two languages (or more) are unsuitable to describe plural practices in multilingual societies. This is a criticism we formulated over the years (Ludi & Py, 1986, 2003). The contribution discusses the relevance of alternative models, concepts and theoretical frameworks in the study of multi/plurilingualism and their potential in language studies and the understanding of second and third-language acquisition. We also discuss how these models and concepts find their way into classroom practice and language policies. (Contains 11 notes.)
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Number of References: 59
Entry Date: 2009
Accession Number: EJ857345
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