{"product_id":"the-blackwell-guide-to-research-methods-in-bilingualism-and-multilingualism-paperback-softback-9781405179003","title":"The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405179003","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“An intellectually rich, comprehensive, lucid introduction to conceptualizing, developing, conducting and dispersing the results of research on bilingual individuals and populations. The editors have, brilliantly, enlisted researchers known for their work in the areas they have been asked to cover, so that both details and structure are fully thought-through and au courant.” \u003ci\u003eLoraine K. Obler, City University of New York\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cp\u003e“Students and more experienced researchers alike will find this volume invaluable in providing exactly what they need. Edited by two experienced and respected practitioners, the \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on details of method and procedure, as well as outlining major issues in the field and providing useful (and useable) models for research projects.” \u003ci\u003eLesley Milroy, University of Michigan and University of Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a highly innovative book - of great value to everybody who wants to do research on bilingualism, in whatever methodological framework. Comprehensive, always to the point, and full of good ideas. If you have a research question about bilingualism, this book will show you how to answer it.” \u003ci\u003ePeter Auer,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Frieburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLi Wei (Edited by), L Wei (Author), Melissa G. Moyer (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405179003, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 April 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.8 x 17.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.735 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In summary, I can think of no other text that offers such a wide range of practical advise for actually carrying out research. This guide will find a place in courses on bi- and multilingualism, in linguistic field methods and even ethnographic methods courses, as well as on the shelves of university libraries and scholars interested in this subject.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Linguistic Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e, 19 June 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book accomplishes something quite unique, in providing a background knowledge and understanding of research methodologies used in studies of bilingualism and multilingualism.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Provides a comprehensive overview of research methods on bilingualism. The overview of each research method is very brief and clear.\" (\u003ci\u003eStudies in Second Language Acquisition\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs globalization has increased awareness of the extent of language contact and linguistic diversity, questions concerning bilingualism and multilingualism have taken on an increasing importance from both practical and scholarly points of view. Written by leading experts and practitioners in the field, \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the interdisciplinary nature of research on bilingualism and multilingualism and offers a practical guide to the procedures and tools for collecting and analyzing data\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpecifically addresses methodological issues, discussing research topics, core concepts and approaches, and the methods and techniques available\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLinks theory to method, and to data, and answers a real need for a know-how volume on bilingualism and multilingualism that deals with its methodology in a systematic and coherent way\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Researching Bilingualism and Multilingualism 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Research Perspectives on Bilingualism and Multilingualism 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLi Wei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Research as Practice: Linking Theory, Method, and Data 18\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMelissa G. Moyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Procedures, Methods, and Tools 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Types and Sources of Bilingual Data 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacomine Nortier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Bilingual Speech Data: Criteria for Classification 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePenelope Gardner-Chloros\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Selecting Individuals, Groups, and Sites 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Lanza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Study Design: Cross-sectional, Longitudinal, Case, and Group 88\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eZhu Hua and Annabelle David\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Laboratory Designs and Paradigms: Words, Sounds, and Sentences 108\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJudith F. Kroll, Chip Gerfen, and Paola E. Dussias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Imaging Technologies 132\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJubin Abutalebi and Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Interviews and Questionnaires 158\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEva Codó\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Recording Audio and Video 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIgnasi Clemente\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Transcription 192\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaria Teresa Turell and Melissa G. Moyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Quantification and Statistics 214\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatasha Tokowicz and Tessa Warren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Data Banks and Corpora 232\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAd Backus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Doing Ethnography 249\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMonica Heller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Social Network Analysis 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eXu Daming, Wang Xiaomei, and Li Wei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Conversation and Interactional Analysis 275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHolly R. Cashman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Critical Discourse Analysis 296\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdrian Blackledge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Narrative Analysis 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAneta Pavlenko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Media Analysis 326\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTony Purvis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Project Ideas, Dissemination, and Resources 343\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Project Ideas 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLi Wei and Melissa G. Moyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Disseminating Research: A Guide to Conference Presentation and Journal Publication 354\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMelissa G. Moyer and Li Wei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Resources for Research on Bilingualism and Multilingualism 361\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLi Wei and Melissa G. 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