Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of Contents IV
3. List of Contributors V
4. Preface VI
5. Introduction Language Policies and Bilingualism in Urban Environments: Situated Discussions 1
6. Part 1: Bilingual Cities
7. Barcelona: A Bivalent Multilingual City 11
8. Moncton: Symbol of Bilingualism and Symbolic Bilingualism 23
9. Ottawa: One City, Two Languages Managing Municipal Services in English and French in Canada’s Capital 31
10. The City of Ottawa: Symbolic Representation and Public Image 41
11. A Nation of Two Official Languages: Helsinki as Helsingfors 49
12. Part 2: Bilingualism in Multilingual Environments
13. Institutional Bilingualism in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland: Between Identity Politics and Pragmatism 61
14. Language Planning in Brussels: Two Opposing Policy Mindsets 73
15. Administrative Management and Public Services in Barcelona 85
16. Biel/Bienne: A Linguistic Bridge at the Language Boundary 97
17. Conclusion 107
18. Titles published by Invenire Books 126