John Benjamins Publishing Company
The delicate search for language in spaces
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Abstract
Multilingualism comes to the fore in most European metropolitan areas as a common characteristic. The dimensions of multilingualism are manifold and each of them constitutes itself rather unpredictably in a certain spatial setting. The interplay between the specifics of urban space and language are hardly explored from a sociological view. In urban sociology it is important to know how exactly a particular space appeals to multilingualism or vice versa and under which conditions and causes space and language intertwine. The explorative study at hand makes an attempt for a methodological framework uniting linguistic landscaping, usage structures, and qualitative interviews. We argue here that linguistic landscaping and usage structures would at least support the design of the interview. In a best-case scenario, however, they enable us to carry out a large-scale investigation.
Abstract
Multilingualism comes to the fore in most European metropolitan areas as a common characteristic. The dimensions of multilingualism are manifold and each of them constitutes itself rather unpredictably in a certain spatial setting. The interplay between the specifics of urban space and language are hardly explored from a sociological view. In urban sociology it is important to know how exactly a particular space appeals to multilingualism or vice versa and under which conditions and causes space and language intertwine. The explorative study at hand makes an attempt for a methodological framework uniting linguistic landscaping, usage structures, and qualitative interviews. We argue here that linguistic landscaping and usage structures would at least support the design of the interview. In a best-case scenario, however, they enable us to carry out a large-scale investigation.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introducing a new series ix
- Multilingualism, language contact, and urban areas 1
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Language acquisition, contact and change
- Voice onset time across the generations 19
- Investigating second language pronunciation 39
- Ethnolects in Northern Norway 63
- Two gender systems in one mind 95
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Multilingual identities
- Selfing and othering through categories of race, place, and language among minority youths in Rotterdam, The Netherlands 129
- Multilingualism and identity 165
- Ethnolect studies in the German and the Netherlandic area 177
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Urban spaces
- The delicate search for language in spaces 209
- The management of multilingualism in a city-state 227
- Multilingual communication in Hamburg 257
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Education
- Current research on language transfer 289
- Multilingual education in India 305
- Fostering early literacy learning using dual language books 327
- Measuring success when English isn’t your native language 349
- Name index 369
- Subject index 377
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introducing a new series ix
- Multilingualism, language contact, and urban areas 1
-
Language acquisition, contact and change
- Voice onset time across the generations 19
- Investigating second language pronunciation 39
- Ethnolects in Northern Norway 63
- Two gender systems in one mind 95
-
Multilingual identities
- Selfing and othering through categories of race, place, and language among minority youths in Rotterdam, The Netherlands 129
- Multilingualism and identity 165
- Ethnolect studies in the German and the Netherlandic area 177
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Urban spaces
- The delicate search for language in spaces 209
- The management of multilingualism in a city-state 227
- Multilingual communication in Hamburg 257
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Education
- Current research on language transfer 289
- Multilingual education in India 305
- Fostering early literacy learning using dual language books 327
- Measuring success when English isn’t your native language 349
- Name index 369
- Subject index 377
