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Multilingualism - A Critical Perspective (Paperback)
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Multilingualism - A Critical Perspective (Paperback)
Series: Advances in Sociolinguistics
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What does it mean to young people to be multilingual? What do
multilingual speakers' linguistic resources mean to them? Are they
happy to discard their languages, and assimilate to English, or are
there other issues at stake? Do communities set out to ensure that
their languages are maintained and passed on to the next
generation, and if so, how, and why? What if speakers appropriate
and make use of linguistic resources not typically associated with
their 'ethnic' or 'heritage' group? Is there consensus about the
role and value of particular sets of linguistic resources, or is
this contested, and negotiated? How do negotiations about
linguistic resources and identities play out in institutional
contexts, and what language practices are used in these
negotiations? Adrian Blackledge and Angela Creese address these
questions, taking a critical perspective to examine issues such as
nationalism, heritage, culture, identity negotiation, ideology and
power. They offer responses from their detailed investigations of
the language practices of multilingual young people and their
teaching experiences in complementary schools in four cities in
England. As a comprehensive examination of the issues surrounding
multilingualism, it will be essential reading for advanced students
and researchers of sociolinguistics and multilingualism.
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