Bilingualism: A Social Approach

Arguing against a common sense view of bilingualism as the co-existence of two linguistic systems, this volume develops a critical perspective which approaches bilingualism as a wide variety of sets of sociolinguistic practices connected to the constructi

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Palgrave Advances in Linguistics Consulting Editor: Christopher N. Candlin, Macquarie University, Australia Titles include: Monica Heller (editor) BILINGUALISM: A SOCIAL APPROACH Martha E. Pennington (editor) PHONOLOGY IN CONTEXT Ann Weatherall (editor) LANGUAGE, DISCOURSE AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Forthcoming: Noel Burton-Roberts (editor) PRAGMATICS Susan Foster-Cohen (editor) LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

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bilingualism: a social approach edited by

monica heller

university of toronto

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Selection and editorial matter © Monica Heller 2007 Chapters © their authors 2007 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2007 978-1-4039-9677-0 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries.

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DOI 10.1057/9780230596047 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bilingualism : a social approach / edited by Monica Heller p. cm.