"Multilingualism and Bilingualism" ed by Sammy Beban Chumbow

The chapters of this book provide further elucidations of the issue of benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism and also provide original research findings on developments in the areas of psychological dimensions of bilingualism and bilingualism in information retrieval systems. The book by its illuminating description and insightful analysis of issues of bilingualism will be of significant interest to scholars, researchers, and all concerned with bilingualism and multilingualism from whatever perspective

Research in the area of bilingualism and multilingualism invariably produces fascinating insights. In the Europe of yesteryears, the paradigm of one nation one language was dominant and fashionable as a nation-building ideology that multilingualism was considered a curse, a demon that had to be exorcised. Today, the avalanche of empirical evidence of research findings has established multilingualism and pluralism as an ideal for national development.


Contents
1 Introductory Chapter: Relevance of Bilingualism and Multilingualism in a Multilingual World
2 Advantages of Bilingualism and Multilingualism: Multidimensional Research Findings
3 Aspects and Dimensions of Bilingualism and Multilingualism in Europe
4 Achievements of a Bilingual Policy: The Colombian Journey
5 A Psycholinguistic Perspective on Development of Phonetic Category Formation in Bilingual Children
6 Bilingualism and Self-Perception: Self-Efficacy through the Veil of Two Languages
7 Cross - Language Information Retrieval Using Two Methods: LSI via SDD and LSI via SVD
8 Cross-Lingual and Cross-Chronological Information Access to Multilingual Historical Documents
9 Innovative Multilingual CAPTCHA Based on Handwritten Characteristics