Multilingualism in the Baltic States - Societal Discourses and Contact Phenomena (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This edited collection provides an overview of linguistic diversity, societal discourses and interaction between majorities and minorities in the Baltic States. It presents a wide range of methods and research paradigms including folk linguistics, discourse analysis, narrative analyses, code alternation, ethnographic observations, language learning motivation, languages in education and language acquisition. Grouped thematically, its chapters examine regional varieties and minority languages (Latgalian, Voro, urban dialects in Lithuania, Polish in Lithuania); the integration of the Russian language and its speakers; and the role of international languages like English in Baltic societies. The editors' introductory and concluding chapters provide a comparative perspective that situates these issues within the particular history of the region and broader debates on language and nationalism at a time of both increased globalization and ethno-regionalism. This book will appeal in particular to students and scholars of multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language discourses and language policy, and provide a valuable resource for researchers focusing on Baltic States, Northern Europe and the post-Soviet world in the related fields of history, political science, sociology and anthropology.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2018
First published:	2019
Editors:	Sanita Lazdina • Heiko F. Marten
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	515
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-56913-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Psycholinguistics > Bilingualism & multilingualism Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	1-137-56913-1
Barcode:	9781137569134

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