Wei / Moyer Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-0113-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 424 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics

Written by leading experts in the field, The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism focuses on the methodology of research in this rapidly growing field.
* Highlights the interdisciplinary nature of research on bilingualism and multilingualism and offers a practical guide to the specific procedures and tools for collecting and analyzing data
* Specifically addresses methodological issues, discussing research topics, core concepts and approaches, and the methods, techniques and tools available
* Provides project ideas and practical advice on conference presentations and publication
* Brings together a team of leading international experts in the field
* Links theory to method, and to data, answering the market need for a volume on bilingualism and multilingualism that deals with its methodology in a systematic and coherent way.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wei, Li

Moyer, Melissa

Moyer, Melissa G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures vii
List of Tables viii
Notes on Contributors ix
Acknowledgments xv
Preface xvi
Part I Researching Bilingualism and Multilingualism 1
1 Research Perspectives on Bilingualism and Multilingualism3
Li Wei
2 Research as Practice: Linking Theory, Method, and Data18
Melissa G. Moyer
Part II Procedures, Methods, and Tools 33
3 Types and Sources of Bilingual Data 35
Jacomine Nortier
4 Bilingual Speech Data: Criteria for Classification 53
Penelope Gardner-Chloros
5 Selecting Individuals, Groups, and Sites 73
Elizabeth Lanza
6 Study Design: Cross-sectional, Longitudinal, Case, and Group88
Zhu Hua and Annabelle David
7 Laboratory Designs and Paradigms: Words, Sounds, and Sentences108
Judith F. Kroll, Chip Gerfen, and Paola E. Dussias
8 Imaging Technologies 132
Jubin Abutalebi and Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa
9 Interviews and Questionnaires 158
Eva Codó
10 Recording Audio and Video 177
Ignasi Clemente
11 Transcription 192
Maria Teresa Turell and Melissa G. Moyer
12 Quantification and Statistics 214
Natasha Tokowicz and Tessa Warren
13 Data Banks and Corpora 232
Ad Backus
14 Doing Ethnography 249
Monica Heller
15 Social Network Analysis 263
Xu Daming, Wang Xiaomei, and Li Wei
16 Conversation and Interactional Analysis 275
Holly R. Cashman
17 Critical Discourse Analysis 296
Adrian Blackledge
18 Narrative Analysis 311
Aneta Pavlenko
19 Media Analysis 326
Tony Purvis
Part III Project Ideas, Dissemination, and Resources343
20 Project Ideas 345
Li Wei and Melissa G. Moyer
21 Disseminating Research: A Guide to Conference Presentationand Journal Publication 354
Melissa G. Moyer and Li Wei
22 Resources for Research on Bilingualism and Multilingualism361
Li Wei and Melissa G. Moyer
References 365
Index 399

Über Autor(innen)

Li Wei is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Birkbeck,University of London. He is editor of the International Journalof Bilingualism and author/editor of numerous books andarticles, including Three Generations, Two Languages, OneFamily (1994), The Bilingualism Reader (2000), andThe Handbook of Multilingualism and MultilingualCommunication (2007, with Peter Auer).
Melissa G. Moyer is Associate Professor of EnglishLinguistics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Hercurrent research and publications are concerned with migration andthe management of multilingualism. She is author of the awardwinning book La cárcel de las palabras: Ensayo sobre ellenguaje y la desigualdad social (1988, with J. M. deMiguel).