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In the midst of an international crisis in migration policy – widely referred to as a ‘refugee crisis’ – this book brings together timely analyses of the manifold and yet specific ways in which migration affects globalized societies, set against the background of the rise of nationalist and populist movements. The voices of migrants and refugees are rarely heard in this context: usually, they are debated about, summarised and reported but their agency is denied. Each contribution to this volume adds an empirical perspective to our understanding of how language relates to migration in a specific national context. The chapters use innovative combinations of multimodal, qualitative and quantitative analyses to examine a broad range of genres and data related to the voices of migrants and reporting about migrants.
Emigration and immigration --- Government policy. --- identity politics. --- language and migration. --- language policies. --- refugee crisis. --- refugee integration.
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After World War II, Europe witnessed the massive redrawing of national borders and the efforts to make the population fit those new borders. As a consequence of these forced changes, both Lviv and Wrocław went through cataclysmic changes in population and culture. Assertively Polish prewar Lwów became Soviet Lvov, and then, after 1991, it became assertively Ukrainian Lviv. Breslau, the third largest city in Germany before 1945, was in turn "recovered" by communist Poland as Wrocław. Practically the entire population of Breslau was replaced, and Lwów's demography too was dramatically restructured: many Polish inhabitants migrated to Wrocław and most Jews perished or went into exile. The forced migration of these groups incorporated new myths and the construction of official memory projects. The chapters in this edited book compare the two cities by focusing on lived experiences and "bottom-up" historical processes. Their sources and methods are those of micro-history and include oral testimonies, memoirs, direct observation and questionnaires, examples of popular culture, and media pieces. The essays explore many manifestations of the two sides of the same coin—loss on the one hand, gain on the other—in two cities that, as a result of the political reality of the time, are complementary.
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Ce mémoire examine les politiques linguistiques des familles bilingues, notamment celles issues de l’immigration, et leur impact sur le développement linguistique et culturel des enfants. À travers des entretiens avec huit familles immigrées en Belgique, cette étude analyse leurs pratiques langagières quotidiennes, leur relation avec les langues et cultures d’origine, ainsi que la construction identitaire des enfants. L’objectif est de comprendre comment les parents ont mené ces politiques et la manière dont elles influencent l’identité des enfants. This thesis examines the language policies of bilingual families, particularly those from immigration, and their impact on the linguistic and cultural development of children. Through interviews with eight immigrant families in Belgium, this study analyzes their daily language practices, their relationship with the languages and cultures of origin, as well as the identity construction of children. The aim is to understand how parents have implemented these policies and how they influence children's identities.
sociolinguistique --- pluriliguisme --- politiques linguistiques --- identité --- enquête --- immigration --- sociolinguistic --- plurilingualism --- language policies --- identity --- survey --- immigration --- Arts & sciences humaines > Langues & linguistique
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Even a cursory look at conference programs and proceedings reveals a burgeoning interest in the field of social and affective factors in home language maintenance and development. To date, however, research on this topic has been published in piecemeal fashion, subsumed under the more general umbrella of ‘bilingualism’. Within bilingualism research, there has been an extensive exploration of linguistic and psycholinguistic perspectives on the one hand, and educational practices and outcomes on the other. In comparison, social and affective factors – which lead people to either maintain or shift the language – have been under-researched. This is the first volume that brings together the different strands in research on social and affective factors in home language maintenance and development, ranging from the micro-level (family language policies and practices), to the meso-level (community initiatives) and the macro-level (mainstream educational policies and their implementation). The volume showcases a wide distribution across contexts and populations explored. Contributors from around the world represent different research paradigms and perspectives, providing a rounded overview of the state-of-the-art in this flourishing field.
Bilingualism. --- Language Management. --- Language Policies. --- Multilingualism. --- Social and Affective Factors. --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. --- Language maintenance. --- Language and languages --- Language loyalty --- Maintenance of language --- Sociolinguistics --- Maintenance
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Bilingualism has given rise to significant changes in Spanish-speaking countries. In the US, the increasing importance of Spanish has engendered an English-only movement; in Peru, contact between Spanish and Quechua has brought about language change; and in Iberia, speakers of Basque, Galician and Catalan have made their languages a compulsory part of school curricula and local government. This book provides an introduction to bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world, looking at topics such as language contact, bilingual societies, bilingualism in schools, code-switching, language transfer, the emergence of new varieties of Spanish, and language choice - and how all of these phenomena affect the linguistic and cognitive development of the speaker. Using examples and case studies drawn primarily from Spanish/English bilinguals in the US, Spanish/Quechua bilinguals in Peru and Spanish/Basque bilinguals in Spain, it provides diverse perspectives on the experience of being bilingual in distinct cultural, political and socioeconomic contexts.
Bilingualism --- Spanish language --- Language policies --- Languages in contact --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES --- Social aspects. --- Linguistics --- General. --- Spanish-speaking countries --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. --- Language policies. --- Languages in contact. --- Espagnol (Langue) --- Langues en contact --- Aspect social --- Bilinguisme --- Social aspects --- Language arts & disciplines --- Areal linguistics --- Castilian language --- Romance languages --- Language and languages --- Multilingualism --- Countries, Hispanophone --- Countries, Spanish-speaking --- Hispanophone countries --- Language policy.
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Miller addresses the fabric of interaction between the imperial authority and local communities in the Romanov empire. How did the authorities structure the space of the empire? What were the economic relations between the borderlands and the center? How was the use of different languages regulated? How did the central authorities and local officials implement policies regarding different population groups? How did the experience, acquired in particular borderlands, influence the policies elsewhere —among others—through officials who often changed their place of service during their careers? How did the local elites and communities react to the policies of the imperial authorities? How did they uphold their special interests if the empire encroached on them, but also—how did they collaborate with the empire and how did they use imperial resources for local interests?
Nationalism --- Russia --- History --- Consciousness, National --- Identity, National --- National consciousness --- National identity --- International relations --- Patriotism --- Political science --- Autonomy and independence movements --- Internationalism --- Political messianism --- Soviet Union --- Historiography, History, Identity, Jews, Language policies, Nationalism, Russia, Russian Empire.
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This book investigates new English language policies and initiatives which have been introduced and implemented across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay and Venezuela. Chapters are organized around three themes. Chapters in the first section critically examine newly-implemented English language policies, as well as factors that contribute to and prevent the implementation of such policies. Chapters in the second section describe and analyze current teacher preparation and teacher development initiatives, in addition to the challenges and opportunities associated with such initiatives. Finally, the third section features school- and classroom-based research designed to investigate the status of English language teaching and the implementation of innovative programs. All authors have a first-hand understanding of the South American context and draw on references and resources which originate beyond Inner Circle countries. The book showcases examples of innovation and success in a variety of complex contexts and will serve as a starting point for researchers, as well as being of interest to students, policymakers and stakeholders.
Language policy --- English language --- Education, Bilingual --- Study and teaching --- South America --- Languages --- Political aspects. --- Languages. --- English language learners. --- English language policies. --- English language teaching. --- Globalisation. --- Globalization. --- Minority languages. --- Policy. --- South America. --- classroom-based research. --- teacher preparation.
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Do languages cause borders or do borders cause languages? This volume in the Current Issues in Language and Society series attempts to situate the debate on language policies in Southeastern Europe within the larger debate in social sciences and humanities on the issues of borders and the formation of national identities.
Nationalism --- Mass media and language --- Language and mass media --- Language and languages --- Consciousness, National --- Identity, National --- National consciousness --- National identity --- International relations --- Patriotism --- Political science --- Autonomy and independence movements --- Internationalism --- Political messianism --- Former Yugoslav republics --- Ex-Yugoslav republics --- Ex-Yugoslavia --- Former Yugoslavia --- Languages --- Political aspects. --- Boundaries. --- Politics and government. --- borders. --- former Yugoslavia. --- language and media. --- language planning. --- language policies. --- national identity. --- south-eastern Europe.
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Pasifika peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand are amongst the fastest growing population of all the minority groups. The 2006 census shows that the Pasifika population makes up 6.9% of the total New Zealand population (Statistics New Zealand 2009). The current projections are that this figure will increase in 2026 to 18%. Many of the children who are at present strong in their language are in danger of becoming either monolingual, speaking English only. Samoan children in bilingual classes can achieve equally or higher than their Samoan counterparts in mainstream classrooms. This paper argues that the Samoan language has a crucial place and role to play in the teaching, learning and success of Samoan students in New Zealand schools.
Linguistic minorities --- Languages in contact --- Language policies --- Areal linguistics --- Minority languages --- Language and languages --- Minorities --- Sociolinguistics --- Education --- Political aspects --- Asia --- Pacific Area --- Asia-Pacific Region --- Asian-Pacific Region --- Asian and Pacific Council countries --- Pacific Ocean Region --- Pacific Region --- Pacific Rim --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Social policy. --- Sociology of education --- Dialectology --- Minoritized languages --- Language policy
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Twenty years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are still undergoing numerous transitions. This book examines various language issues in relation to current discussions about national identity, education, and changing notions of socio-cultural capital in Central Asia.
Linguistic change --- Languages in contact --- Linguistic minorities --- Language policies --- Minority languages --- Language and languages --- Minorities --- Sociolinguistics --- Areal linguistics --- Change, Linguistic --- Language change --- Historical linguistics --- Education --- Political aspects --- Asia, Central --- Central Asia --- Soviet Central Asia --- Tūrān --- Turkestan --- West Turkestan --- Asia --- Social policy. --- Minoritized languages --- Central Asia. --- Language Change. --- Language Planning. --- Language policy
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