To be or not to be … a plurilingual speaker

• Autores: Georges Lüdi, Bernard Py
• Localización: International journal of multilingualism, ISSN 1479-0718, Vol. 6, Nº. 2, 2009, págs. 154-167
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The bi/plurilingual person is a unique speaker–hearer who should be studied as such and not always in comparison with the monolingual. As such, unilingual linguistic models and perspectives based on the idea that bilingualism is a duplication of competences in two languages (or more) are unsuitable to describe plural practices in multilingual societies. This is a criticism we formulated over the years . The contribution discusses the relevance of alternative models, concepts and theoretical frameworks in the study of multi/plurilingualism and their potential in language studies and the understanding of second and third-language acquisition. We also discuss how these models and concepts find their way into classroom practice and language policies.