Books: Multilingualism and the Periphery: Pietikainen, Kelly-Holmes (Eds)
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Title: Multilingualism and the Periphery
Series Title: Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics
Published: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Editor: Sari Pietikainen
Editor: Helen Kelly-Holmes
Hardback: ISBN: 9780199945177 Pages: 256 Price: U.S. $ 99.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9780199945191 Pages: 256 Price: U.S. $ 39.95
Abstract:
Multilingualism and the Periphery is an edited volume that explores the ways in which core-periphery dynamics shape multilingualism. The research focuses on peripheral sites, which are defined by a relationship-be it geographic, political, economic etc.-to some perceived centre. Viewing multilingualism through the lens of core-periphery dynamics allows the contributors to highlight language ideological tensions with regard to language boundary-making, language ownership, commodification and authenticity, as well as the ways in which speakers seek novel solutions in adapting their linguistic resources to new situations and thereby develop innovative language practices. Since the core-periphery relationship is never fixed, but instead constantly renegotiated and mutually constitutive, the essays in the volume are particularly concerned with processes of peripheralization and of centralization. The volume includes ten essays by leading scholars in the field, and introductory and concluding remarks by the volume editors.
Linguistic Field(s):
Applied Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
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