Multiple voices : an introduction to bilingualism

Preface.Acknowledgments.1. Introduction.Multiple Voices: The Word from China.1.1 Introduction.1.2 Bilinguals and their languages.1.3 Views about bilinguals.1.4 Learning a second language.1.5 Where did bilingualism come from?.1.6 Linguists: what they know and don't know.1.7 Why so many languages?.1.8 The rationale for many languages today.1.9 Attitudes about language.1.10 Linguistics and bilingualism.1.11 Why bilingualism matters to you.1.12 Bilingualism: Practical considerations.1.13 How the book is organized.1.14 Words and phrases to remember..2. What's a Language? What's a Dialect? What Work do they do?.Multiple voices: the word from italy.2.1 Introduction.2.2 What counts as a language?.2.3 Problems with…