Researching language in superdiverse urban contexts : exploring methodological and theoretical concepts / edited by Clare Mar-Molinero.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mar-Molinero, Clare, 1948- editor.

Series:

Researching Multilingually ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban dialects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England ; Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania : Multilingual Matters, [2020]

Summary:

This book analyses research methods and theoretical concepts for exploring multilingualism in the context of contemporary superdiversity, in environments dramatically transformed by transnational migration and movement of peoples. It examines language in urban contexts: the city as a site for experimentation and creativity in language practices.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Introduction

1 Researching Multilingual Urban Contexts

2 Translanguaging Across Space and Place: Concept and Context

3 Revisiting ‘Community Language’: Arabic in a Western Global City

4 Hispanic London: Language Ideologies, Policies and Practices

5 Uncovering Variation Within Urban Multilingualism

6 Language and Transgenerational Identity in Valparaíso’s Italian Community: Methodological and Theoretical Reflections

7 Investigating Perceptions of Banlieue French: Problematising Theory and Methods

8 Exploring Multilingualism in Urban Border Areas: The City of Tijuana

Conclusion

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781788926485

178892648X

9781788926478

1788926471

OCLC:

1202624595