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Multilingualism in public spaces : empowering and transforming communities / edited by Robert Blackwood and Deirdre A. Dunlevy

Blackwood, Robert [Herausgeberin/-geber] ; Dunlevy, Deirdre A. [Herausgeberin/-geber]

London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021

x, 255 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 24 cm

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

Erscheint auch als: (Online-Ausgabe)

Erscheint auch als: Multilingualism in public spaces (Online-Ausgabe)

Erscheint auch als: Multilingualism in public spaces (Online-Ausgabe)

978-1-350-18659-0

978-1-350-18660-6 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe)

1758680547

OCoLC: 1255702575     

ES 132      Ähnliche Literatur

P115.45

306.44/6094

*Mehrsprachigkeit ; Soziolinguistik ; Gruppenkohäsion ; Aufsatzsammlung      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Multilingualism -- Europe -- Social aspects ; Language and culture -- Europe

Soziolinguistik ; Mehrsprachigkeit ; Gruppenkohäsion ; Essays

Introduction / Robert Blackwood and Deirdre A. Dunlevy -- Multilingual Inequality in Public Spaces: Towards an Inclusive Model of Linguistic Landscapes / Durk Gorter -- Demarcating the Space for Multilingualism: On the Workings of Ethnic Interests in a Civic Nation / Marián Sloboda -- Empowering Multilingualism? Provisions for Place-Names in Northern Ireland and the Political and Legislative Context / Mícheál B. Ó Mainnín -- The Transformative Power of Linguistic Mobility: Evidence from Italian Borderscapes / Stefania Tufi -- Invisible Presence? Polish in Norwegian Public Spaces / Toril Opsahl -- Place-Names and the Complexity of Language Recognition in Northern Ireland / Deirdre A. Dunlevy -- Post-Colonial Re-Memorization in the Public Space: A Patrice Lumumba Square in Brussels / Luk Van Mensel -- Linguistic Landscape Activism as a Means of Community Empowerment: Direct Action Ai'Ta and Breton in France / Robert Blackwood -- Multilingualism in the Model Multicultural City: The Influence of Authors in Leicester's Golden Mile / Michelle A. Harrison -- Empowering Dialect Speakers in Formal Education, The Case of the Greek Cypriot Dialect in Preschool Education in Cyprus / Andry Sophocleous -- Conclusion / Robert Blackwood and Deirdre A. Dunlevy

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"This volume brings together researchers from across Europe to explore sociolinguistic perspectives on multilingualism, with specific emphasis on identity, diversity, and social cohesion, as they focus explicitly on the potential of this phenomenon to empower individuals, groups, and communities. Understanding 'public space' in broad terms, including domains such as education, online, and the linguistic landscape, this volume explores how multilingualism can empower people from a range of perspectives, including memorialisation, onomastics, direct action, linguistic rights, migration, and educational play"--