Multilingualism and identity: interdisciplinary perspectives

by Ayres-Bennett, Wendy Fisher, Linda

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Full title :Multilingualism and identity : interdisciplinary perspectives / edited by Wendy Ayres-Bennett (University of Cambridge), Linda Fisher (University of Cambridge).

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Towards interdisciplinarity in multilingual identity research : differing perspectives and common ground / Wendy Ayres-Bennett and Linda Fisher -- 'Every line is a lie' : the geographical and cognitive mapping of multilingualism and identity / John E. Joseph -- Beyond 'narrating the nation' : cultural producers and multilingualism in wartime Ukraine / Rory Finnin and Ivan Kozachenko -- Metrolingual practices and distributed identities : people, places, things and languages / Alastair Pennycook and Emi Otsuji -- Migrants' identities in multilingual cities : plurilingualism as transformative social asset / Cécile Sabatier Bullock -- Indexicalities in the multilingual city : listeners' perceptions of urban vernacular French / Janice Carruthers and Daniel McAuley -- Multilingualism and identity in Ningbo, China : a case study / Hui Zhao -- Decolonizing languages in rural settings : towards equatorial epistemologies / Alison Phipps -- Seeking methodological rigour in language and identity research : applying a version of positioning theory to a research interview excerpt / David Block -- Translation, identity and translanguaging : perspectives from a global literacy initiative / Liam Doherty, Bonny Norton and Espen Stranger-Johannessen -- The complexity of identities : insights from EMI educators' multilingual identities / Sarah Mercer and Kyle Read Talbot -- Narrating heterogeneous identities in multilingual communities / Sabina Perrino and Stanton Wortham -- Multilingualism(s), globalization, and identity : learning "Chinese" as an additional language / Patricia A. Duff -- Who are the multilinguals? : pupils' definitions, self-perceptions and the public debate / Åsta Haukås -- Multilingual identity construction through participative reflective practice in the languages classroom / Angela Gayton and Linda Fisher -- Young children's language attitudes with implications for identity in a US dual language immersion classroom / Alison L. Bailey -- Language, identity and empowerment in endangered language contexts : Māori and Guernesiais / Julia Sallabank and Jeanette King -- Afterword : the complementarity of multilingualist and 4 T approaches / John E. Joseph.

"The analysis and understanding of multilingualism, and its relationship to identity in the face of globalization, migration and the increasing dominance of English as a lingua franca, makes it a complex and challenging problem that requires insights from a range of disciplines. With reference to a variety of languages and contexts, this book offers fascinating insights into multilingual identity from a team of world-renowned scholars, working from a range of different theoretical and methodological perspectives. Three overarching themes are explored - situatedness, identity practices, and investment - and detailed case studies from different linguistic and cultural contexts are included throughout. The chapter authors' consideration of 'multilingualism-as-resource' challenges the conception of 'multilingualism-as-problem', which has dogged so much political thinking in late modernity. The studies offer a critical lens on the types of linguistic repertoire that are celebrated and valued, and introduce the policy implications of their findings for education and wider social issues"