Linguistic Identities, Language Shift and Language Policy in Europe

by Cornillie, Bert; Lambert, Jose; Swiggers, Pierre

• ISBN13: 9789042922099
• ISBN10: 9042922095
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-31
• Publisher: Peeters Pub & Booksellers

Summary

The papers in this volume reflect the changes in the linguistic landscape, and illustrate the dynamics of linguistic situations in Europe. Whereas some contributions offer theoretically distanced views on linguistic identity, linguistic internationalisation and linguistic adaptation, other papers provide empirical documentation on language policies, language loss or retention, code-switching in migrant communities, and linguistic rights. The volume offers important materials for a comprehensive overview of the social, political, and cultural status of language varieties in Europe. The papers, covering data from a wide array of languages (Germanic, Romance, Slavic, Baltic, Finno-Ugric, Greek and Turkish), are preceded by an introduction focusing on the ecolinguistic setting of the study of linguistic identities, language shifts and linguistic ideologies. The contributions are intended to reflect essential features of European language study, past and present: European language awareness in relation to highly diversified linguistic and cultural situations; the development of linguistic models, and the construction of key concepts in general linguistics; the interest in systemic variation; translation theory and practice.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
Language, Identity, Ideology: Contrasting Views
Linguistic Identities and Language Shifts in their Ecolinguistic Setting	p. 9
Multilingual Strategies in Ethnocultural Settings
Structural Constraints on Intramorphological Codeswitching and Implications on Cultural Identities	p. 27
Urban Language Contact in the Migrant Community of Mannheim (Germany): Italian-Turkish Networks and Communicative Practice	p. 45
Semilingualism: A Concept to be Revived for a New Linguistic Policy?	p. 61
Language Attitudes and Language Policies
Language Attitudes in the Multi-ethnic Society: Based on Ethnic Origin of the Speaker, or on Command of Language?	p. 75
Cheering the National Team in a Regional Language? Linguistic Groups and Ethnocultural Identity in Spain	p. 89
Language Policy and Ethnic Identity in Greek Cypriot Education	p. 111
Migration and Linguistic Minorities: Cross-generational views
Cultural Self-conceptions and Group Designations of Russia-German Immigrants in Germany	p. 135
Identity through Linguistic Practices: the Early Lithuanian Immigrants and their Descendants in Scotland	p. 151
The Estonian Language in Southern Sweden over Three Generations	p. 159
Russian as a Lesser-used Language in Finland	p. 167
National Minorities in Romania: Language and Educational Policies in a Multicultural Milieu	p. 185
Language Situations and Shifts: Societal and Professional Demands
English as the "lingua franca" in Business in German-speaking Switzerland	p. 205
Modelling Processes and Strategies in Semi-communicative Perception and Production: The Case of Scandinavia	p. 215
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