[eBook Code] The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism (eBook Code, 1st)

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