Speaking Subjects In Multilingualism Research: Biographical And Speaker-Centred Approaches (Researching Multilingually, 7) - 9781800415720

This book discusses salient moments of multilingual encounters and brings together contributions focused on the interplay between language use by individuals and societies, and language-related inequalities or opportunities for speakers. The chapters demonstrate how biographical and speaker-centred approaches can contribute to an understanding of linguistic diversity, how researchers can empirically account for lived experiences of languages, and how such accounts are embedded in a larger discussion on social (in)equality. Together the chapters make a powerful case for the importance of speaker-centred methodologies in multilingual and multilingualism research. The book is a rich source of theoretical and methodological reflections and will thus be a valuable resource for both experienced researchers and students beginning to explore biographical research methods.

• | Author: Judith Purkarthofer|Mi-Cha Flubacher
• | Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• | Publication Date: Jul 22, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 649 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Language Arts & Disciplines
• | ISBN-10: 1800415729
• | ISBN-13: 9781800415720