Edwards, John <br/><br/>
Multilingualism :  understanding linguistic diversity / 
John Edwards 
 - Second edition. 
 - 251 pages ;  illustration :  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Language origins and language diversity -- Interpreting language diversity -- The emergence and measurement of multilingualism -- Dialects and other language varieties -- multilingual abilities -- The consequences of Babel: Lingua francas and translation -- Keeping language pure -- Language and identities -- Language decline and revival: basic factors --    Language decline and revival: advocacy and activism -- Language planning and the ecology of language -- Postmodern perspectives. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781350195417 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Multilingualism
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P 155  / E2824 2023