The politics of multilingualism : Europeanisation, globalisation and linguistic governance / edited by Peter A. Kraus, François Grin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kraus, Peter A.

Grin, François.

Series:

Studies in world language problems ; v. 6.

Studies in world language problems ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multilingualism--Political aspects.

Multilingualism.

Language policy--Political aspects.

Language policy.

Transnationalism--Political aspects.

Transnationalism.

Globalization--Political aspects.

Globalization.

Language acquisition.

Languages in contact.

Intercultural communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 367 pages) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : John Benjamins, 2018.

Summary:

This book proposes a multidisciplinary assessment of the impact of complex diversity on language politics and policies, analysing how the legacies of the old interact with the challenges of the new. Its main focus is on the interplay of multilingualism on the one hand, and the dynamics of transnationalism, globalisation, and Europeanisation on the other. This interplay confronts contemporary societies with unprecedented questions, as they face the need to come to grips with increasingly varied and pervasive manifestations of linguistic and cultural diversity. This volume develops an integrative approach that identifies the key social and political dimensions at hand, offering an innovative contribution to the ongoing conversation on the manifestations and management of multilingualism.

Contents:

1. The politics of multilingualism: General introduction and overview

PART I. RECONCEPTUALISING MULTILINGUALISM AND COLLECTIVE IDENTITY

2. The politics of multilingualism in Canada: A neo-institutional approach

3. A Russian-speaking nation?: The promotion of the Russian language and its significance for ongoing efforts at Russian nation-building

4. The impact of mobility and migration on the identity-constructing policy in Brussels

5. From glossophagic hegemony to multilingual pluralism?: Re-assessing the politics of linguistic identity in Europe

6. Transient linguistic landscapes of activism: Protesting against austerity policies in the Eurozone

PART II. LINGUISTIC HEGEMONY, INSECURITY AND LINGUISTIC JUSTICE

7. How to measure linguistic justice?: Theoretical considerations and the South Tyrol case study of the Calvet Language Barometer

8. Linguistic justice and English as a Lingua Franca

9. The promise and pitfalls of global English

10. Languages, norms and power in a globalised context

PART III. LINGUA FRANCA AND GLOBAL LINGUISTIC GOVERNANCE

11. On some fashionable terms in multilingualism research: Critical assessment and implications for language policy

12. English, the Lingua Nullius of global hegemony

13. Idealism or pragmatism?: Ad hoc multilingualism and Open English

14. European integration and the variety of languages: An awkward co-existence

Author index

Subject index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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