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- ISBN: 9781444334906 | 1444334905
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 12/26/2012
Comprising state-of-the-art research, this expanded and revised Handbook discusses the latest global and interdisciplinary issues across bilingualism and multilingualism. Substantially updated for the second edition, including coverage of seven new topics ranging from global media to heritage language learning, and the addition of ten new authors Provides an extensive overview of bilingual and multilingual communities, polyglot aphasia, creolization, indigenization, linguistic ecology and endangered language, multilingualism and forensic linguistics Covers a wide variety of topics, ranging from neuro- and psycho-linguistic research to studies of media and psychological counseling Discusses the meaning and influence of both the phenomena and the conceptualization of 'hyperglobalization' in the field, and emphasizes language use in geographical centers of global conflict and commerce Includes contributions by a team of internationally-renowned researchers from different disciplines