Language Dominance in Bilinguals

Issues of Measurement and Operationalization

Jeanine Treffers-Daller editor Carmen Silva-Corvalán editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:18th Dec '15

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With contributions from an international team of leading experts, this volume offers new ways to explore and measure language dominance.

With accessibly written contributions from leading scholars of bilingualism, Language Dominance in Bilinguals is the first publication to present an overview of different approaches to language dominance, along with suggested avenues for further research. It is essential reading for students and scholars working in bilingualism, speech therapy and education.With contributions from leading scholars of bilingualism, Language Dominance in Bilinguals is the first publication to survey different approaches to language dominance, along with suggested avenues for further research. It illustrates how a critical approach to the notion of language dominance, as well as its operationalization and measurement, can provide new insights into this burgeoning area of research. Drawing on adult and child data from a variety of language pairs, the chapters discuss how language dominance is to be conceptualized and distinguished from such related constructs as language proficiency and language competence. This volume is the first of its kind to present an overview of different approaches to language dominance from across the theoretical spectrum, as well as suggested avenues for further research. Accessibly written, Language Dominance in Bilinguals is a valuable new addition to the field and essential reading for students and scholars working in bilingualism, speech therapy and education.

'This ambitious book fills an important gap in bi- and multilingual research. Providing a well-motivated theoretical basis, it covers a broad variety of different ways of operationalising and measuring dominance.' Heidi Rontu, Aalto University, Finland

ISBN: 9781107044494

Dimensions: 236mm x 160mm x 25mm

Weight: 610g

314 pages