Multilingual global cities : Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai /
edited by Peter Siemund & Jakob R. E. Leimgruber.
- 1 online resource (xix, 325 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Routledge multilingual Asia series .
"This volume sets out to investigate the linguistic ecologies of Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai, with chapters that combine empirical and theoretical approaches to the sociolinguistics of multilingualism. One important feature of this publication is that that the five parts of the collection deal with such key issues as the historical dimension, language policies and language planning, contemporary societal multilingualism, multilingual language acquisition, and the localized Englishes of global cities. The first four sections of the volume provide a multi-levelled and finely-detailed description of multilingual diversity of three global cities, while the final section discusses postcolonial Englishes in the context of multilingual language acquisition and language contact"--
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Cities and towns--Sociological aspects--Case studies.
Multilingualism--Case studies.
English language--Variation--Case studies.
Language and culture--Case studies.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
HT153 / .M84 2021
307.76
"This volume sets out to investigate the linguistic ecologies of Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai, with chapters that combine empirical and theoretical approaches to the sociolinguistics of multilingualism. One important feature of this publication is that that the five parts of the collection deal with such key issues as the historical dimension, language policies and language planning, contemporary societal multilingualism, multilingual language acquisition, and the localized Englishes of global cities. The first four sections of the volume provide a multi-levelled and finely-detailed description of multilingual diversity of three global cities, while the final section discusses postcolonial Englishes in the context of multilingual language acquisition and language contact"--
9780429463860 0429463863 9780429873904 0429873905 9780429873911 0429873913 9780429873898 0429873891
Cities and towns--Sociological aspects--Case studies.
Multilingualism--Case studies.
English language--Variation--Case studies.
Language and culture--Case studies.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
HT153 / .M84 2021
307.76