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Abstract ID: 130

Thematic Session (Papers belonging to this Thematic Session)

Language in Multilingual Cities

Authors: Wiley, Terrence; Shohamy, Elana; Spolsky, Bernard; Block, David; Language Policy Research Network, LPREN
Submitted by: Wiley, Terrence (Center for Applied Linguistics, United States of America)

Language in Multilingual Cities

The Language Policy Research Network (LPREN) of AILA proposes a four-part, all day session to feature the work of international scholars. All papers will focus on the conference theme, “Language and the City,” with a common focus on “multilingualism.” This session will provide comparative perspectives from cities in a variety of countries to analyze the intersection of globalization, immigration, and language contact with language policies. Researchers will draw from theoretical frames of reference in order to include critical applied linguistics and post modern perspectives, as well as research methodologies, including ethnographic, qualitative, linguistic landscape, and interpretive policy analyses, grounded in the work of Block (2006), Chríost (2007), and Shohamy, Ben-Rafael, and Barni (2010), among others.

This thematic session will be divided into four subthemes:

1.      Globalization and Language in the Multilingual City, Chair: David Block

2.      Language Policy in the Multilingual City, Chair: Bernard Spolsky

3.      Immigration and Education in the Multilingual City, Chair: Terrence Wiley

4.      Linguistic Landscape and Identity in the Multilingual City, Chair: Elana Shohamy

Discussion Questions:

How is multilingualism manifested in different cities?

How do policies regulate and manage language in multilingual contexts?

How do policies legitimize or delegitimize the statuses of different language groups?

How is language contact negotiated?

References:

Block, D. (2006). Multilingual identities in a global city: London stories (Language and globalization). London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Chríost, D. M. G. (2007). Language and the city. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Shohamy, E., Ben-Rafael, E., & Barni, M. (2010). Linguistic landscapes in the city. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.