Review: Gramling, David (2016). The invention of monolingualism. New York, New York: Bloomsbury Academic.

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https://doi.org/10.21283/2376905X.8.152

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LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE IDEOLOGIES, MONOLINGUALISM, MULTILINGUALISM, LITERARY STUDIES, TRANSLATION STUDIES, CITIZENSHIP

Abstract

This piece reviews David Gramling’s The Invention of Monolingualism (Bloomsbury, 2016), winner of the 2018 American Association for Applied Linguistics book award. With the prevalence of academic discourse on bi/multilingualism, this book takes on the under-explored notion of monolingualism. Drawing from a range of disciplines, including applied linguistics, literary studies,
translation studies, and comparative world literature, Gramling raises important questions about  monolingualism, how the term is used, and understandings of language itself.

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Chris K. Bacon, Boston College

Chris K. Bacon is a doctoral candidate at the Boston College Lynch School of Education. His research explores language ideologies, bilingualism, and critical literacies. He has taught courses on teacher education and linguistic diversity at Boston University and Wheelock College

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2018-08-31

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Bacon, C. K. (2018). Review: Gramling, David (2016). The invention of monolingualism. New York, New York: Bloomsbury Academic. EuroAmerican Journal of Applied Linguistics and Languages, 5(1), 88–92. https://doi.org/10.21283/2376905X.8.152

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018)

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Book and Technology Reviews

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