Mapping linguistic diversity in multicultural contexts

Mapping linguistic diversity in multicultural contexts

by Barni, Monica Extra, Guus

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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 …

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  • Full title :Mapping linguistic diversity in multicultural contexts / edited by Monica Barni, Guus Extra.

Summary

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.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:c2008.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Mouton de Gruyter
  • Place of Publication:Berlin
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:c2008.

The Physical Object

  • Description:x, 348 p. : : ill.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9783110195910, 3110195917, 9783110196214, 3110196212
  • oclc:on1200829267
  • LC Classification:P119.315
  • Dewey Decimal:306.44

Table of Contents

Sect. 1. Introduction. Mapping linguistic diversity in multicultural contexts: cross-national and cross-linguistic perspectives / Guus Extra and Monica Barni -- European migration statistics: definitions, data and challenges / Michel Poulain -- sect. 2. Mapping Regional Languages in Europe. The Welsh language in the United Kingdom: beyond cartography / Colin Williams -- The status of Basque in the Basque country / Jasone Cenoz -- Language surveys on Frisian in the Netherlands / Durk Gorter -- sect. 3. Mapping Immigrant Languages in Europe. Mapping immigrant minority languages in multicultural cities / Guus Extra and Kutlay Yaǧmur -- Immigrant languages and languages of France / Dominique Caubet -- Mapping immigrant languages in Switzerland / Georges Lüdi -- Mapping immigrant languages in Italy / Monica Barni -- sect. 4. Mapping Linguistic Diversity Abroad. Mapping linguistic diversity in an emigration and immigration context: case studies on Turkey and Austria / Katharina Brizić and Kutlay Yaǧmur -- The linguistic atlas of South Africa: mapping diversity in space and time / Izak J. van der Mewre and Johannes H. van der Mewre -- Community languages in Australia / Sandra Kipp -- The…

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Subjects

Cultural pluralism Diversité culturelle Linguistic minorities Minorités linguistiques

Writers

Barni, Monica Extra, Guus

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