Multilingualism and the Periphery

Multilingualism and the Periphery is an edited volume that explores the ways in which core-periphery dynamics shape multilingualism. The research focuses on peripheral sites, which are defined by a relationship-be it geographic, political, economic etc.-to some perceived centre. Viewing multilingualism through the lens of core-periphery dynamics allows the contributors to highlight language ideological tensions with regard to language boundary-making, language ownership, commodification and authenticity, as well as the ways in which speakers seek novel solutions in adapting their linguistic resources to new situations and thereby develop innovative language practices. Since the core-periphery relationship is never fixed, but instead constantly renegotiated and mutually constitutive, the essays in the volume are particularly concerned with processes of peripheralization and of centralization. The volume includes ten essays by leading scholars in the field, and introductory and
concluding remarks by the volume editors.


Author: Sari Pietikainen
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 02/13/2013
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780199945191

About the Author
Sari Pietik?inen is Professor of Languages at the University of Jyv?skyl?.

Helen Kelly-Holmes is Lecturer in Sociolinguistics at the University of Limerick.