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Author: François Grosjean
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.386kg
ISBN: 9780674066137
ISBN 10: 0674066138
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 19 November 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
What may not be apparent to the non-specialist is the extent to which Grosjean masters the entire body of scholarly literature on bilingualism produced during the past 100 years... It is worth having at one's fingertips the unpretentiously presented, solidly researched facts and figures in this gentle, humorous, civilized book. -- Mela Sarkar Montreal Gazette 20100604 The personal dimension of the book contributes to its readability and vitality. Grosjean succeeds in impressing on his readers the need to demystify bilingualism and seek ways in which to encourage linguistic diversity. -- Kerstin Hoge Times Literary Supplement 20100716 Bilingual: Life and Reality...is a readable, informative, and emotionally satisfying work... The book is a gift. -- Barbara Zurer Pearson Language
Bilingual: Life and Reality...is a readable, informative, and emotionally satisfying work... The book is a gift. -- Barbara Zurer Pearson * Language * The personal dimension of the book contributes to its readability and vitality. Grosjean succeeds in impressing on his readers the need to demystify bilingualism and seek ways in which to encourage linguistic diversity. -- Kerstin Hoge * Times Literary Supplement * What may not be apparent to the non-specialist is the extent to which Grosjean masters the entire body of scholarly literature on bilingualism produced during the past 100 years... It is worth having at one's fingertips the unpretentiously presented, solidly researched facts and figures in this gentle, humorous, civilized book. -- Mela Sarkar * Montreal Gazette *
Grosjean shows that we still need to fight against the monolingual mindset that has long tended to categorize bilingual speakers as somehow different or unusual. Bilingual: Life and Reality is a useful and very readable contribution to that ongoing struggle...It is worth having at one's fingertips the unpretentiously presented, solidly researched facts and figures in this gentle, humorous, civilized book. -- Mela Sarkar Montreal Gazette 20100604 The personal dimension of the book contributes to its readability and vitality. Grosjean succeeds in impressing on his readers the need to demystify bilingualism and seek ways in which to encourage linguistic diversity. -- Kerstin Hoge Times Literary Supplement 20100716
Author Information
François Grosjean is Professor Emeritus at the Université de Neuchâtel.
