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Language and Migration in a Multilingual Metropolis: Berlin Lives (Language and Globalization)
Patrick Stevenson
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Hardcover. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 202 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, 25 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AC; CBX; CFB; CFDM; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
This lively and engaging book, set in the historical context of centuries of migration and multilingualism in Berlin, explores the relationship between language and migration. Berlin is a multicultural city in the heart of Europe, but what do we know about the number of languages spoken by its inhabitants and how they are used in everyday life? How do encounters with different languages impact on the experience of migration? And how do people use their experiences with language to shape their life stories?To investigate these questions, the author invites the reader to accompany him on a research expedition that leads ... Read more
This lively and engaging book, set in the historical context of centuries of migration and multilingualism in Berlin, explores the relationship between language and migration. Berlin is a multicultural city in the heart of Europe, but what do we know about the number of languages spoken by its inhabitants and how they are used in everyday life? How do encounters with different languages impact on the experience of migration? And how do people use their experiences with language to shape their life stories?To investigate these questions, the author invites the reader to accompany him on a research expedition that leads ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Language and Globalization
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319406053
SKU
V9783319406053
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Ref
99-15
About Patrick Stevenson
Patrick Stevenson is Professor of German and Linguistics at the University of Southampton. He has published widely on German sociolinguistics, the politics of language and European multilingualism. His previous books include Language and German Disunity, Language and Social Change in Central Europe (with Jenny Carl), Discourses on Language and Integration (co-edited with Gabrielle Hogan-Brun and Clare Mar-Molinero), Language, Discourse and ... Read more
Reviews for Language and Migration in a Multilingual Metropolis: Berlin Lives (Language and Globalization)
“Stevenson’s latest work on multilingualism in Berlin is a fascinating and enthralling account of five migrants’ personal and linguistic histories situated within a particular building in the city. … this book is a valuable addition to the field of language and migration, exemplifying linguistic ethnography in an innovative and effective novella style. I believe Stevenson’s approach is a good example ... Read more