Date: 02-Jul-2008 From: Julia Ulrich <julia.ulrichdegruyter.com> Subject: Mapping Linguistic Diversity in Multicultural Contexts: Barni, Extra (Eds) E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Mapping Linguistic Diversity in Multicultural Contexts
Series Title: Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] 94
Published: 2008
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
http://www.mouton-publishers.com
Editor: Monica Barni
Editor: Guus Extra
Hardback: ISBN: 9783110195910 Pages: 348 Price: Europe EURO 98.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9783110195910 Pages: 348 Price: U.S. $ 157.00 Comment: For orders placed in North America only.
Abstract:
Within the European context, linguistic diversity can be studied at the level of both official state languages and non-national languages. This comprehensive overview offers insightful crossnational and crosscontinental perspectives on non-national languages in terms of both regional and immigrant languages. The book focuses on mapping linguistic diversity in both the private and public domain. Methodological issues and empirical outcomes are explored for a variety of European and non-European countries and languages.
The book consists of four parts. Part 1 provides an introduction to the subject, as well as an overview and discussion of migration statistics and language use. Part 2 deals with the mapping of regional languages in Europe, exemplified by case studies on Welsh, Basque, and Frisian. Part 3 focuses on immigrant languages in Europe and includes case studies from both national (Switzerland, Italy, France) and crossnational (Multilingual Cities Project) perspectives. Part 4 turns to mapping linguistic diversity abroad with case studies on Australia, South Africa, Turkey, and Japan.
Linguistic Field(s):
Applied Linguistics
Discipline of Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
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