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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009208803321

Titolo

Urban Diversities and Language Policies in Medium-Sized Linguistic Communities / / Emili Boix-Fuster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

9781783093922

1783093927

9781783093915

1783093919

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Collana

Multilingual Matters

Classificazione

ES 126

Disciplina

306.44/6091732

Soggetti

Language policy - Social aspects

Urban dialects - Social aspects

Multilingualism - Social aspects

Language and languages - Variation

Linguistic geography - Variation

Sociolinguistics

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

9781783093915-toc -- 9781783093915-001 -- 9781783093915-002 -- 9781783093915-003 -- 9781783093915-004 -- 9781783093915-005 -- 9781783093915-006 -- 9781783093915-007 -- 9781783093915-008 -- 9781783093915-009 -- 9781783093915-010 -- 9781783093915-011 -- 9781783093915-012

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines medium-sized linguistic communities in urban contexts against the backdrop of the language policies which have been implemented in these respective areas. The authors provide new data and reflections on these linguistic communities which have languages somewhere in between the majority and minority, and re-evaluate the opposition between ‘majority’ and ‘minority’. The book focuses on seven European cities, providing detailed information on



their current situation and on the corresponding evolution of their linguistic repertoire. The book aims to improve our understanding of how and why languages live and decay, and of how intercultural cities, where communities show interest in each other’s culture and language, can be better developed and encouraged.