Current Multilingualism: A New Linguistic Dispensation

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2013

Current Multilingualism

A New Linguistic Dispensation

Edited by: David Singleton , Joshua A. Fishman , Larissa Aronin and Muiris Ó Laoire

Volume 102 in the series Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614512813

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This volume approaches contemporary multilingualism as a new linguistic dispensation, in urgent need of research-led, reflective scrutiny. The book addresses the emergent global and local patterns of multingual use and acquisition across the world and explores the major trends that characterize today's multilingualism. It is divided into three parts on the basis of the broad themes: education (including multilingual learning in its general, theoretical aspects), sociolinguistic dimensions and language policy. The book's fifteen chapters, written by renowned international experts, discuss a range of issues relating to the quintessential and unique properties of multilingual situations – issues relevant to the challenges faced in different ways by researcher and practitioners alike. All the contributions share a focus on currently operative patterns of interaction between contexts, events and processes.

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D. Singleton, Trinity College; J. Fishman, Yeshiva University; L. Aronin, Oranim College; M. Ó Laoire, AUT.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction
Current multilingualism: A new linguistic dispensation Larissa Aronin, Joshua Fishman, David Singleton and Muiris Ó Laoire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
I Language teaching and language learning
1 ELF: Central or Atypical Second Language Acquisition? Vivian Cook Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
2 Faraway, so close: Trilingualism in the Basque Autonomous Community and Malta from a socio-educational perspective Sandro Caruana and David Lasagabaster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
3 Issues in all-Irish education: Strengthening the case for comparative immersion John Harris and Jim Cummins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
4 Informal bilingual acquisition: Dynamic spaces for language education policy Ofelia García Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
II Social aspects of current multilingualism
5 Minority language use in Ireland: The time dimension David Singleton, Larissa Aronin and Lorna Carson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
6 Mapping increasing linguistic diversity in multicultural Europe and abroad Guus Extra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
7 Multilingual attitudes and attitudes to multilingualism in Croatia Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
8 Emerging and conflicting forces of polyphony in the Berlin speech community after the fall of the Wall: On the social identity of adolescents Norbert Dittmar and Daniel Steckbauer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
9 Multilingualism in Morocco and the linguistic features of the Casablanca variety Moha Ennaji Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
10 Multilingualism in Sweden Camilla Bardel, Ylva Falk and Christina Lindqvist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
III Language Policy
11 Language planning for a decimated and often forgotten non-territorial tongue Joshua A. Fishman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
12 Endangered languages and endangered archives in the Russian Federation Tjeerd de Graaf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
13 Linguistic quandary in multilingual Malaysia: Socio-political issues, language policy, educational changes Renate Kärchner-Ober Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
14 Managing language diversity in the Irish health services Vasiliki Georgiou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
15 Slipping between policy and management: (De)centralised responses to linguistic diversity in Ethiopia and South Africa Kathleen Heugh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Students and Researchers of Sociolinguistics, Multilingualism, Language Contact, Language Planning, Language Education
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 375
Illustrations
- Tables: 20
Keywords: Sociology of Language; Multilingualism; Globalization; Sociolinguistics; Language Education

eBook

Published: March 22, 2013
ISBN: 9781614512813

Hardcover

Published: March 15, 2013
ISBN: 9781614513896