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Multilingualism

Index of SIL publications on Multilingualism listed by country.

See only SIL publications on Multilingualism available online or for purchase from SIL International Publications.

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General works

• GFELLER, Elisabeth; ROBINSON, Clinton D. W., authors. 1998. "Which language for teaching? The cultural messages transmitted by the languages used in education."
• GRIMES, Barbara F., author. 1987. Language choice in first century Christianity.
• LANDWEER, M. Lynn, author. 1997. Review of: Multilingualism, by John Edwards.
• MALONE, Susan E., author. 2003. Education for multilingualism and multi-literacy in ethnic minority communities: the situation in Asia.  
• MALONE, Susan E., author; GANKHUYAG, Ochirkhuyag, facilitator. 2007. Advocacy kit for promoting multilingual education: including the excluded.  
• ROBINSON, Clinton D. W.; VARLEY, Fiona, authors. 1998. "Language diversity and accountability in the South: Perspectives and dilemmas."

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Cameroon

• CANVIN, Maggie, author. 1996. The educational implications of multilingualism for Cameroon and the Gambia: a comparative study.
• GFELLER, Elisabeth, author. 2000. La société et l’école face au multilinguisme: l’intégration du trilinguisme extensif dans les programmes scolaires du Cameroun.
• TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 2009. "Contesting the default: the impact of local language choice for learning."

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• LEITCH, Myles, author. 2005. "Aspects of multilingualism in the Lingala zone of Congo."  

Gambia

• CANVIN, Maggie, author. 1996. The educational implications of multilingualism for Cameroon and the Gambia: a comparative study.

Ghana

• HERBERT, Patricia; ROBINSON, Clinton D. W., authors. 1999. "Another language, another literacy? Evidence from Africa."

Americas

Colombia

• MORREN, Ronald C., author. 2001. "Creole-based trilingual education in the Caribbean archipelago of San Andres, Providence and Santa Catalina."

Asia

Pakistan

• HALLBERG, Calinda E.; O'LEARY, Clare F., authors. 1992. "Dialect variation and multilingualism among Gujars of Pakistan."

Philippines

• YOUNG, Catherine, author. 2002. "First language first: literacy education for the future in a multilingual Philippine society."  

Thailand

• BISHOP, Nancy M., author. 1988. "Multilingualism among the Baansakai Maniq."
• BISHOP, Nancy M., author. 2001. "Sociolinguistic aspects of Northern Aslian languages: a case study of Kensiw (Kensiu) [Baansakai, Yala, Thailand."
• MIGLIAZZA, Brian, author. 2002. Multilingualism among the So people of Issan.
• SAMERMIT, Potchanat; THOMAS, David D., editors. 1989. Linguistics and worldview: In honor of Professor Kenneth L. Pike: Papers from the academic seminar on ‘‘Linguistics and worldview’’ held at Thammasat University, Bangkok, February 17-19, 1986.

Pacific

Papua New Guinea

• CLIFTON, John M., author. 1994. "Stable multilingualism in a small language group: The case of Kaki Ae."