Format:
1 online resource (360 pages)
ISBN:
9783110207347
Series Statement:
Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] Ser v.94
Content:
This comprehensive book offers insightful crossnational and crosscontinental perspectives on mapping linguistic diversity in a variety of multicultural contexts, both in Europe and abroad, and in both the private and public domain, particularly in terms of spoken languages at home and visual languages on the street. Methodological issues and empirical outcomes are explored for a variety of European and non-European countries and languages.
Content:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Mapping linguistic diversity in multicultural contexts: Cross-national and cross-linguistic perspectives -- European migration statistics: Definitions, data and challenges -- TheWelsh language in the United Kingdom: Beyond cartography -- The status of Basque in the Basque country -- Language surveys on Frisian in the Netherlands -- Mapping immigrant minority languages in multicultural cities -- Immigrant languages and languages of France -- Mapping immigrant languages in Switzerland -- Mapping immigrant languages in Italy -- Mapping linguistic diversity in an emigration and immigration context: Case studies on Turkey and Austria -- The Linguistic Atlas of South Africa: Mapping diversity in space and time -- Community languages in Australia -- The linguistic landscape of Tokyo -- Backmatter.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110195910
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783110195910
Additional Edition:
Print version Mapping Linguistic Diversity in Multicultural Contexts
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
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URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=364701
