Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism provides a comprehensive overview of all major features of bilingualism, including grammatical, cognitive, and social aspects.

• examines bilingualism as a socio-political phenomenon and emphasizes languages in contact, language maintenance and shift, language policy, and bilingual education
• includes many detailed examples from all over the world
• written accessibly for students with little or no background in linguistics by a prominent bilingualism researcher