Introducing Multilingualism : A Social Approach
Jean-Jacques. Weber
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (233 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Introducing Multilingualism: A social approach; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Part I; Chapter 1. Introduction; A social approach to multilingualism; A note on terminology; Coping with change; How the book is structured; Chapter 2. Theoretical and methodological framework; The construction of meaning; Dominant vs. critical readings; Towards an ethnographically based discourse analysis; The study of language ideologies; Conclusion; Part II: Multilingualism within and across languages; Chapter 3. What is a language?; Discourse models of language; What is standard English?. - 'English' is a mere labelThe fuzzy boundaries of named languages; Consequences for teaching; Consequences for research: L1, L2, L3, etc.; Consequences for research: language death; Conclusion; Chapter 4. Language variation and the spread of global languages; African-American English; Caribbean 'nation language'; Singlish; The global spread of English; Two French youth languages; Conclusion; Chapter 5. Revitalization of endangered languages; Maori in New Zealand: a revitalization success story; Sámi and Kven in Norway: differential positionings on the success-failure continuum. - Chapter 8. The interplay between individual and societal multilingualismThe Canadian policy of bilingualism and multiculturalism; Some consequences for First Nations people; Quebec francophone nationalism; Individual bilingualism through institutional monolingualism; Exclusion through French, inclusion through English; Shifting ideologies; Conclusion: the commodification of language; Part IV: Multilingual education; Chapter 9. Flexible vs. fixed multilingualism; US vs. EU language-in-education policy; Case Study 1: Luxembourg; Case Study 2: Catalonia and the Basque Country. - Discussion and conclusion: towards flexible multilingualismChapter 10. Mother tongue education or literacy bridges?; The case for mother tongue education: African-American English; The case against mother tongue education (in four steps): South Africa; The problems with mother tongue education; Towards literacy bridges; Conclusion: a possible solution for South Africa; Chapter 11. Heritage language education; From mother tongue education to heritage language education; Language and heritage in the United States; Language and heritage in England. - Hebrew in Israel: the costs of revitalizationBreton in France: how (not) to standardize; Corsican and the polynomic paradigm; Luxembourgish: constructing an endangered language; Conclusion; Part III: Societal and individual multilingualism; Chapter 6. Societal multilingualism; Ukraine; Switzerland; Singapore; Hong Kong and China; South Africa; Nigeria; Conclusion; Chapter 7. Language and identities; Categorization; Gee's four ways to view identity; Identity: a peach or an onion?; Ethnic and national identity; Code-switching and identity; Conclusion. - The dominance of the standard language and purist ideologies. - Introducing Multilingualism is a brand new, comprehensive and user-friendly introduction to the dynamic field of multilingualism. Adopting a compelling social and critical approach, Jean-Jacques Weber and Kristine Horner guide readers through the established theories about multilingualism. The book covers language as a social construct, language contact and variation, language and identity and the differences between individual and societal multilingualism. The authors also provide an alternative approach to studying multilingualism, introducing innovative concepts su
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| ISBN | 9780415609975. - 9780415609982
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