The Exploration of Multilingualism -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. On the genesis and development of L3 research -- References -- 2. Defining multilingualism -- Introduction -- Defining terms relevant to multilingualism -- Current debates -- Definitions beyond the generic 'multilingual' -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. The genesis and development of research in multilingualism -- 1. Multilingualism in language studies and in social discourse: A change in perspective -- 2. A definition of multilingualism -- 3. Perspectives for future research -- 3.1 The history of active multilingualism and multilingual grammars -- 3.2 Language borders, minorities and new opportunities for peripheries -- 3.3 Multilingualism: its statistical basis and legal status -- 3.4 Multilingualism in institutions -- 3.5 Multilingualism in discourse -- 3.6 Multilingualism in the individual -- 4. Final remarks -- References -- 4. The development of psycholinguistic research -- The field in the 1950s and 1960s -- The field in the 1970s -- The field in the 1980s -- The rapid increase of CLI research in the 1990s -- CLI research in the new millennium -- References -- 5. The role of prior knowledge in L3 learning and use -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Bilingualism and third language education in Ireland -- 3. Crosslinguistic influence: Psychotypology and the 'L2 factor' -- 4. The two studies -- 5. Study A -- 5.1 The typological background -- 5.2 General overview of the study -- 5.3 Participants -- 5.4 Methodology and instrumentation -- 5.5 Results -- 6. Study B -- 6.1 The typological background -- 6.2 General overview of the study -- 6.3 Participants -- 6.4 Methodology and instrumentation -- 6.5 Results -- 7. Concluding remarks -- References -- Acknowledgment -- 6. Methods of research in multilingualism studies.

Introduction -- Contemporary multilingualism and more recent research methods -- 1. Properties and developments of contemporary multilingualism -- 2. More recent methods in the field of research into multiple language learning and use -- 2.1 The property of complexity and research methods -- 2.2 The property of liminality and its expression in the use of research methods -- 2.3 The property of suffusiveness as it refers to methods of research -- Conclusion -- References -- 7. The study of multilingualism in educational contexts -- 1. Introductory remarks -- 2. Multilingual learning is not bilingual learning -- 3. Attitudes towards languages -- 4. Linguistic and cognitive effects of multilingual learning -- 5. Exploring the age factor -- 6. A multilingual approach to multilingual education -- References -- 8. Multilingualism resources -- Overview -- 1. Associations, organizations, and networks -- 2. Professional journals and magazines -- 2.1 Peer-reviewed research journals -- 2.2 Journals for professionals or the general public -- 3. Book series on bi- and multilingualism -- 4. Bibliographies on L3 learning and multilingualism -- 5. Conference listings -- 9. Crossing the second threshold -- 1. The first threshold crossed -- 2. Findings of this volume -- 3. What's next? -- References -- Name index -- Subject index -- The AILA Applied Linguistics Series.