社会语言学六(2013.10).ppt

Part 6 Societal Multilingualism探讨多语社会的民族情感、政治、历史等各有关因素和多语混用、洋泾浜英语和双语能力等表现形式 Multilingualism the use of three or more languages by an individual or by a group of speakers such as the inhabitants of a particular region or nation E.g some countries of West African, Malaysia, Singapore, and Israel Multilingual a person who knows and uses three or more languages. Usually, a multilingual does not know all the language equally well. e.g. one language at home, one at work, and one for shopping; use each language for different communicative purposes, e.g. one language for talking about sc