This book is an exploration of the vitality of multilingualism and its critical importance in and for contemporary cities. It examines how the city has emerged as a key driver of the multilingual future, a concentration of different, changing cultures which somehow manage to create a new identity.
Contributors
Preface
1. Lorna Carson and Lid King: Introduction: ‘Multilingualism is Lived Here’
2. Itesh Sachdev and Sarah Cartwright: The Vitality of Urban Multilingualism
3. Lorna Carson: The Sights and Sounds of the Multilingual City
4. Maria Stoicheva: Urban Multilingualism: Bond or Barrier?
5. Peter Skrandies: Language Policies and the Politics of Urban Multilingualism
6. David Little: Languages at School: A Challenge for Multilingual Cities
7. Lid King: Multilingual Cities and the Future — Vitality or Decline?
List of References
Index
Schlagwörter zu:
The Multilingual City von Lid King - mit der ISBN: 9781783094790
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban; Identity; Language policy; Linguistic landscapes; Migration; Multilingual city; Multilingualism; Urbanism, Online-Buchhandlung
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