Language Learning and the Mother Tongue : Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Cambridge University Press

Language Learning and the Mother TongueMultidisciplinary Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Sara Greaves, Monique De Mattia-Vivis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009014243, 978-1009014243\nSynopsis\nInnovative and interdisciplinary in approach, this book explores the role of the mother tongue in second language learning. It brings together contributions from a diverse team of authors, to showcase a range of Francophone perspectives from the fields of linguistics, psychology, cross-cultural psychiatry, psychoanalysis, translation studies, literature, creative writing, the neurosciences, and more. The book introduces a major new concept: the (M)other tongue, and shows its relevance to language learning and pediatrics in a multicultural society. The first chapter explores this concept from different angles, and the subsequent chapters present a range of theoretical and practical perspectives, including co.