11. Family Language Practices in Multilingual Transcultural Families

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. 1. Multilingualism from Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Introduction and Overview 1
4. Part I: Societal Multilingualism: Historical, Political, Economic and Educational Forces in Different World Regions
5. 2. Multilingualism, Language Varieties and Ideology in North Africa 7
6. 3. Multilingualism in Southeast Asia: The Post-Colonial Language Stories of Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore 27
7. 4. Multilingualism in Europe 51
8. 5. Multilingualism in North America 77
9. Part II: Language Use in Multilingual Communities
10. 6. Diglossia in Multilingual Communities 103
11. 7. Codeswitching in Multilingual Communities 123
12. 8. Receptive Multilingualism 149
13. 9. Multilingualism in Signing Communities 175
14. Part III: Individual Multilingualism: From Development to Loss
15. 10. Fostering Multilingualism in Childhood 205
16. 11. Family Language Practices in Multilingual Transcultural Families 229
17. 12. Multilingualism through Schooling 253
18. 13. Language Attrition in Multilinguals 275
19. Part IV: Differences between Bilingualism and Multilingualism
20. 14. Facilitated Language Learning in Multilinguals 299
21. 15. Cross-linguistic Interaction and Multilingual Awareness 325
22. 16. Multilingualism and Cognitive Benefits in Aging 351
23. 17. Multilingual Language Processing and the Multilingual Brain 375
24. 18. Conclusion and Directions for Future Research 397
25. Index of Key Words 409
26. Index of Languages / Language Families 417
27. Index of Countries and Continents 421