Current Multilinigualism: A New Linguistic Dispensation (Contributions to the Sociology of Language) (Contributions to the Sociology of Language [Csl])

This volume approaches current multilingualism as a new linguistic dispensation, in urgent need of research-led, reflective scrutiny. The book addresses the emergent global and local patterns of multingual use and acquisition across the world and explores the major trends that characterize today's multilingualism. Its fifteen chapters discuss a range of issues relating to the quintessential and unique properties of multilingual situations. Current Multilingualism : A New Linguistic Dispensation / Larissa Aronin, Joshua Fishman, David Singleton And Muiris Ó Laoire -- Language Teaching And Language Learning -- Global English : Central Or Atypical Form Of Sla? / Vivian Cook -- Faraway, So Dose : Trilingualism In The Basque Autonomous Community And Malta From A Socio-educational Perspective / Sandro Caruana And David Lasagabaster -- Issues In All-lrish Education : Strengthening The Case For Comparative Immersion / John Harris And Jim Cummins -- Informal Bilingual Acquisition : Dynamic Spaces For Language Education / Ofelia García -- Social Aspects Of Current Multilingualism -- Minority Language Use In Ireland : The Time Dimension / David Singleton, Larissa Aronin And Lorna Carson -- Mapping Increasing Linguistic Diversity In Multicultural Europe And Abroad / Guus Extra -- Multilingual Attitudes And Attitudes To Multilingualism In Croatia / Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović -- Emerging And Conflicting Forces Of Polyphony In The Berlin Speech Community After The Fall Of The Wall : On The Social Identity Of Adolescents / Norbert Dittmar And Paul Steckbauer -- Multilingualism In Morocco And The Linguistic Features Of The Casablanca Variety / Moha Ennaji -- Multilingualism In Sweden / Camilla Bardel, Ylva Falk And Christina Lindqvist -- Language Policy -- Language Planning For A Decimated And Often Forgotten Non-territorial Tongue / Joshua Fishman -- Endangered (anguages And Endangered Archives In The Russian Federation / Tjeerd De Graaf -- Linguistic Quandary In Multilingual Malaysia : Socio-political Issues, Language Policy, Educational Changes / Renate Kärchner-ober -- Managing Language Diversity In The Irish Health Services / Vasiliki Georgiou -- Slipping Between Policy And Management : (de)centralized Responses To Linguistic Diversity In Ethiopia And South Africa / Kathleen Heugh -- Index. Edited By David Singleton, Joshua A. Fishman, Larissa Aronin, Muiris Ó Laoire. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Introduction 8 Current multilingualism: A new linguistic dispensation 10 I Language teaching and language learning 32 1 Global English: Central or Atypical Form of SLA? 34 2 Faraway, so close: Trilingualism in the Basque Autonomous Community and Malta from a socio-educational perspective 52 3 Issues in all-Irish education: Strengthening the case for comparative immersion 76 4 Informal bilingual acquisition: Dynamic spaces for language education 106 II Social aspects of current multilingualism 126 5 Minority language use in Ireland: The time dimension 128 6 Mapping increasing linguistic diversity in multicultural Europe and abroad 146 7 Multilingual attitudes and attitudes to multilingualism in Croatia 170 8 Emerging and conflicting forces of polyphony in the Berlin speech community after the fall of the wall: On the social identity of adolescents 194 9 Multilingualism in Morocco and the linguistic features of the Casablanca variety 238 10 Multilingualism in Sweden 254 III Language Policy 278 11 Language planning for a decimated and often forgotten non-territorial tongue 280 12 Endangered languages and endangered archives in the Russian Federation 286 13 Linguistic quandary in multilingual Malaysia: Socio-political issues, language policy, educational changes 304 14 Managing language diversity in the Irish health services 324 15 Slipping between policy and management: (De)centralized responses to linguistic diversity in Ethiopia and South Africa 346 Index 380 This volume approaches contemporary multilingualism as a new linguistic dispensation, in urgent need of research-led, reflective scrutiny. The book addresses the emergent global and local patterns of multingual use and acquisition across the world and explores the major trends that characterize today's multilingualism. It is divided into three parts on the basis of the broad themes: education (including multilingual learning in its general, theoretical aspects), sociolinguistic dimensions and language policy. The book's fifteen chapters, written by renowned international experts, discuss a range of issues relating to the quintessential and unique properties of multilingual situations – issues relevant to the challenges faced in different ways by researcher and practitioners alike. All the contributions share a focus on currently operative patterns of interaction between contexts, events and processes.