TheMultilingual Reality : Living with Languages / Ajit K. Mohanty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mohanty, Ajit K., Author.

Series:

Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multilingualism--Social aspects--India.

Multilingualism.

Multilingual education--India.

Multilingual education.

Language and education--India.

Language and education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 pages)

Place of Publication:

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This book is a multidisciplinary analysis of the meaning and dynamics of multilingualism from the perspectives of multilingual societies and language communities in the margins, who are trapped in a vicious circle of disadvantage. It analyses the social, psychological and sociolinguistic processes of linguistic dominance and hierarchical relationships among languages, discrimination, marginalisation and assertive maintenance in multilingualism characterised by a Double Divide, and shows the relationship between educational neglect of languages, capability deprivation and poverty, and loss of linguistic diversity. Its comparative analysis of language-in-education policies and practices and applications of multilingual education (MLE) in diverse contexts shows some promises and challenges in the education of indigenous/tribal/minority children. This book will be of interest to students, researchers, educators and practitioners in sociolinguistics, educational linguistics, psycholinguistics, multilingualism and bilingual/multilingual education.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Series Editor’s Preface

Foreword

1. Introduction: Languaging Without Borders and Binaries

2. The Multilingual World: Conceptual Issues

3. Multilingualism: A Resource or Burden?

4. Language, Power and Hierarchy: The Double Divide

5. Negotiation of Identities in Multilingual Societies: From Marginalisation/ Assimilation to Assertive Maintenance

6. Language Disadvantage, Capability Deprivation and Poverty

7. Multilingualism and Language Policy in Education

8. Educational Models in Multilingual Societies: Rethinking Multilingual Education

9. English in Multilingual Societies: The Dynamics of Dominance

Afterword

References

Index of Languages

General Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

ISBN:

9781788921985

1788921984

9781788921978

1788921976

OCLC:

1083598263