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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823683703321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : John Benjamins, 2018

Descrizione fisica

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

Collana

Studies in world language problems ; ; v. 6

Altri autori (Persone)

KrausPeter A

GrinFrançois

Disciplina

306.449

Soggetti

Multilingualism - Political aspects

Language policy - Political aspects

Transnationalism - Political aspects

Globalization - Political aspects

Language acquisition

Languages in contact

Intercultural communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.