European Multilingualism : Current Perspectives and Challenges / Rosita Rindler Schjerve, Eva Vetter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rindler Schjerve, Rosita, Author.

Vetter, Eva, Author.

Series:

Second language acquisition (Clevedon, England) ; 147.

Multilingual Matters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multilingualism--Europe.

Multilingualism.

Linguistic minorities--Europe.

Linguistic minorities.

Language policy--Europe.

Language policy.

Second language acquisition--Europe.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2012]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book provides a broad sociolinguistic perspective on major questions of political and cultural Europeanization. It is concerned with European multilingualism as it actually results from the intersecting endeavour of policy making and scientific research. This volume argues that the EU must overcome the major discrepancies of its linguistic diversity politics by developing into a multiple inclusive society beyond the nation-state in order to seriously unfold European multilingualism as a political goal. Expanding on the theoretical and methodological approaches developed within the EU project LINEE (Languages in a Network of European Excellence), this book further focuses on the LINEE key variables of European multilingualism i.e. 'culture', 'discourse', 'identity', 'ideology', 'knowledge', 'LPP', 'multi-competence', and 'power & conflict'. Against this background, this study argues for reconceptualising European multilingualism on the basis of an integrative and multi-focal approach.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. European Multilingualism: Political Scope

2. European Multilingualism as a Field of Research

3. The LINEE Project

4. European Multilingualism Beyond LINEE

Conclusion

References

Appendix

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9786613806918

9781282134331

1282134337

9781847697363

1847697364

OCLC:

824487095