The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism

As 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, The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism: Highlights the interdisciplinary nature of research on bilingualism and multilingualism and offers a practical guide to the procedures and tools for collecting and analyzing data Specifically addresses methodological issues, discussing research topics, core concepts and approaches, and the methods and techniques available Links 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

List of Figures vii List of Tables viii Notes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xv Preface xvi Part I Researching Bilingualism and Multilingualism 1 1 Research Perspectives on Bilingualism and Multilingualism 3 Li Wei 2 Research as Practice: Linking Theory, Method, and Data 18 Melissa G. Moyer Part II Procedures, Methods, and Tools 33 3 Types and Sources of Bilingual Data 35 Jacomine Nortier 4 Bilingual Speech Data: Criteria for Classification 53 Penelope Gardner-Chloros 5 Selecting Individuals, Groups, and Sites 73 Elizabeth Lanza 6 Study Design: Cross-sectional, Longitudinal, Case, and Group 88 Zhu Hua and Annabelle David 7 Laboratory Designs and Paradigms: Words, Sounds, and Sentences 108 Judith F. Kroll, Chip Gerfen, and Paola E. Dussias 8 Imaging Technologies 132 Jubin Abutalebi and Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa 9 Interviews and Questionnaires 158 Eva Codó 10 Recording Audio and Video 177 Ignasi Clemente 11 Transcription 192 Maria Teresa Turell and Melissa G. Moyer 12 Quantification and Statistics 214 Natasha Tokowicz and Tessa Warren 13 Data Banks and Corpora 232 Ad Backus 14 Doing Ethnography 249 Monica Heller 15 Social Network Analysis 263 Xu Daming, Wang Xiaomei, and Li Wei 16 Conversation and Interactional Analysis 275 Holly R. Cashman 17 Critical Discourse Analysis 296 Adrian Blackledge 18 Narrative Analysis 311 Aneta Pavlenko 19 Media Analysis 326 Tony Purvis Part III Project Ideas, Dissemination, and Resources 343 20 Project Ideas 345 Li Wei and Melissa G. Moyer 21 Disseminating Research: A Guide to Conference Presentation and Journal Publication 354 Melissa G. Moyer and Li Wei 22 Resources for Research on Bilingualism and Multilingualism 361 Li Wei and Melissa G. Moyer References 365 Index 399