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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789141803321

Titolo

Exploring the dynamics of multilingualism : the DYLAN project / / edited by Anne-Claude Berthoud, University Of Lausanne ; François Grin, University Of Geneva ; Georges Lüdi, University Of Basel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-306-20324-4

90-272-7137-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (462 p.)

Collana

Multilingualism and diversity management, , 2210-7010 ; ; volume 2

Altri autori (Persone)

BerthoudAnne-Claude

GrinFrançois

LüdiGeorges

Disciplina

306.44/6

Soggetti

Multilingualism - Research - Methodology

Language acquisition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Companies -- part II. European institutions -- part III. Higher education -- part IV. Transversal issues.

Sommario/riassunto

Starting from the central DYLAN question as to the conditions under which Europeans consider multilingualism as an advantage or as a drawback, the present chapter primarily discusses the historical aspects of European multilingualism. Methodically, many of the aspects dealt with are based on an analytical grid which illustrates the interrelations between the four research areas: "domains", "language attitudes", "language policies" and "contexts". The fifth area "transversal issues" (Geneva, Vienna, Berlin) and especially the aims of the Berlin research team run at right angles to this, touching