Project Areas at the SFB 538 Multilingualism

K Multilingual communication

investigates the production and comprehension of multilingual language use in various social, cultural and institutional contexts.

Coordinator: Juliane House

E Acquisition of Multilingualism

investigates the simultaneous acquisition of more than one first language and successive acquisition of several languages, contrasting both to monolingual first language development. In addition acquisition impairments in bilinguals are examined.

Coordinator: Monika Rothweiler

H Historical Aspects of Multilingualism

is concerned with the ontogenesis and with diacronic change of multilingualism.

Coordinator: Kurt Braunmüller

Z Central Administration

central administration and organisation, and the Multilingual Database is being developed