Contents

pp v-ix

List of Figures

pp x-x

Foreword

pp xi-xiv

Introduction: How do we approach multilingualism?

pp 1-8

Part I - The field of multilingualism

pp 9-10

1 - What is multilingualism?

pp 11-26

2 - Multilingualism as an exceptional resource

pp 27-41

3 - Multilingualism as modern reality and field of knowledge

pp 42-54

Part II - Languages

pp 55-56

4 - Languages of the world

pp 57-74

5 - Classifications of languages

pp 75-92

Part III - Multilingualism in society

pp 93-94

6 - Multilingualism at the societal level: basic concepts

pp 95-105

7 - Societal multilingualism: multilingual countries and regions

pp 106-122

Part IV - Individual multilingualism

pp 123-124

8 - Individual multilingualism: psycholinguistic and cognitive dimensions

pp 125-137

9 - Individual multilingualism: social dimensions

pp 138-152

Part V - How we experience and study multilingualism

pp 153-154

10 - The ways we experience, treat and use languages

pp 155-173

11 - Methods of studying multilingualism

pp 174-189

12 - Models of multilingualism

pp 190-205

Conclusion: Reflecting on multilingualism

pp 206-207

Bibliography

pp 208-226

Languages index

pp 227-230

Subject index

pp 231-233