A Dynamic Model of Multilingualism: Perspectives on Change in Psycholinguistics Book

Herdina and Jessner (both English linguistics, U. of Innsbruck) present a new model and a new set of concepts for interpreting the psycholinguistic phenomena of multilingual individuals. Coverage includes an overview of the main topics raised in multilingualism research, linguistic transfer, universal grammar, recent findings from third language acquisition research, the development and analysis of an alternative dynamic model of multilingualism (DMM), the question of holism and DMM as a holistic approach to multilingualism, theoretical issues of DMM, and future research possibilities and applications of the DMM model. For researchers in second language acquisition, bilingualism and multilingualism, cognitive linguistics, dynamic systems theory and research methodology, and language planners, administrators, and other professionals in multilingualism. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Biography

Philip Herdina has published on the methodology of linguistics and literature, theory of grammar and multilingualism. He is also the co-author of a bilingual philosophical dictionary. Ulrike Jessner has published on psycholinguistic issues in the fields of second language acquisition, multilingualism and gender issues. Recently she has co-edited the book English in Europe (Multilingual Matters, 2000). Both authors are Associate Professors of English Linguistics at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.