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Multilingualism from below - Studies in language policy in South Africa (Book)
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Multilingualism from below - Studies in language policy in South Africa (Book)
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Standard accounts of language policy and language planning tend to
portray language users all too often as the 'passive receivers' of
linguistic decisions taken at the higher levels of state
organization. Conversely, those who are supposed to 'live' the
language policies never really appear to submissively 'implement'
them, but, appropriating them, steer them in novel, unforeseen
directions through their everyday language practices and their
discursive perceptions and interpretations of linguistic realities.
It is these dialectic processes of interaction between what is
designed from above and how it is responded to from below which
give shape to societies' overall patterns of multilingualism.
Multilingualism from below resulted from the Second International
MIDP Symposium, "Multilingualism from below", held in Antwerp
(Belgium) from 14 to 16 September 2009, and hosted jointly by the
University of Antwerp, the University of the Free State (South
Africa) and the University of Ghent (Belgium). The symposium
comprised part of the MIDP colloquia series sponsored by the
Province of Antwerp, and brought together several scholars from
Africa, America and Europe, as well as from South Africa. The
selected papers included in this, the eighth volume in the Van
Schaik series, "Studies in language policy in South Africa",
critically reflect on themes such as multilingualism and agency;
multilingualism and language ideology construction; the management
of multilingualism, etc. The diversity of the contributions to this
volume underscores the fact that the construction of
multilingualism is a complex process of dialectical exchange
between top-down and bottom-up actors. Decision making and
implementation by agents at grass roots level are affected by
non-explicit language ideologies, impacting on the fluidity of both
individual and societal multilingualism. In light of this,
researchers need to adapt their research approach when
investigating language practices on grass roots level. This
includes a careful consideration of the concepts 'code switching'
or 'code selection' from below. With Multilingualism from below,
the editors hope to evoke further discussion on the themes covered
in this volume, as well as the opinions expressed by its
contributors. The book is particularly directed at readers
interested in the intricate relations between language and society,
but it can also be used effectively as an important reference work
in courses in language policy and language planning with a South
African, African, or global focus.
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