To Be or Not to Be...A Plurilingual Speaker
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| Title: | To Be or Not to Be...A Plurilingual Speaker |
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| 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 |
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| 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.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 59 |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Accession Number: | EJ857345 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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