Kristine Horner Knihy

Focusing on the dynamic field of multilingualism, this textbook explores language as a social construct and examines themes such as language contact, variation, and identity. It distinguishes between individual and societal multilingualism while incorporating updated theories and new international case studies. A fresh chapter on multilingualism in the workplace adds relevance, and the book features engaging activities for practical learning. This comprehensive guide is essential for students beginning their journey into the study of multilingualism.

How do individuals experience multilingualism and mobility in the context of Europeanization and globalisation? The contributors explore language-in-education policies and family language policies, as well as the complex interface between multilingualism and space. They provide fresh insights on key issues in sociolinguistics, multilingualism and language policy via discussion of rich qualitative data. The multiple sites analysed in the chapters are located in France, Germany, Luxembourg, Hungary and Moldova. Some of the chapters dealing with France, including one about the overseas French territory of La Réunion, are written in French.