Presenting a synthesis of the work concerning crosslinguistic influence, or 'transfer', this book offers an account of transfer in second-language learning and its consequences for language and thought. It covers the transfer in both production and comprehension, and ideas such as the distinction be[...]

If languages influence the way we think, do bilinguals think differently in their respective languages? And if languages do not affect thought, why do bilinguals often perceive such influence? For many years these questions remained unanswered because the research on language and thought had focused[...]

This volume highlights the role of language ideologies in the process of negotiation of identities and shows that in different historical and social contexts different identities may be negotiable or non-negotiable. The chapters address various ways in which individuals may be positioned or position[...]