Emotions and Multilingualism

by Aneta Pavlenko

Book Overview

How do bilinguals experience emotions? Do they perceive and express emotions similarly or differently in their respective languages? Does the first language remain forever the language of the heart? What role do emotions play in second language learning and in language attrition? Why do some writers prefer to write in their second language? In this provocative and ground-breaking book, Aneta Pavlenko challenges the monolingual bias of modern linguistics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521045770
• ISBN13: 9780521045773
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"