LINGUIST List 21.2328 Mon May 24 2010 Qs: Bi/Multilingualism and Specific Genres of Writing Editor for this issue: Danielle St. Jean <daniellelinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.    Deborah Chua, Bi/Multilingualism and Specific Genres of Writing Message 1: Bi/Multilingualism and Specific Genres of Writing Date: 24-May-2010 From: Deborah Chua <debchua2004yahoo.com.sg> Subject: Bi/Multilingualism and Specific Genres of Writing E-mail this message to a friend Dear LINGUIST List subscribers, I have a question which I was wondering if anyone could help me with. Would anyone know of any studies that empricially examine bi/multilingualism in relation to specific genres of writing (e.g. narrative writing, expository/academic writing, etc.)? Most studies on multilingualism, I notice, are on spoken language or specific linguistic features. Then there are also those that look at how literacy development (i.e. reading and writing in its most general sense, like orthograhy, etc.) in young children can be helped or hindered by developing that literacy in more than one language, aka multilingually. There are also many studies, most of which are not directly centred on multilingualism or do not even mention the term, 'multiligualism,' in their discourse, but which make speculative claims about problems faced in say, academic writing, to English not being the first language of its writer or to interference from the writer's 'other' language(s). But I do not seem to be able to find any research that empirically examines bi/multilingualism in relation to a particular genre of writing? If anyone knows of any such studies, I would appreciate any references, because I'm interested to know how previous research along this line was undertaken, i.e. presuming that there is previous research along this line? Many thanks in advance. Deborah Chua Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics                             Discourse Analysis Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 24-May-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.