The Multilingual Reality: Living with Languages

By Ajit K Mohanty

Book Overview

This book is a multidisciplinary analysis of the meaning and dynamics of multilingualism from the perspectives of multilingual societies and language communities in the margins, who are trapped in a vicious circle of disadvantage. It analyses the social, psychological and sociolinguistic processes of linguistic dominance and hierarchical relationships among languages, discrimination, marginalisation and assertive maintenance in multilingualism characterised by a Double Divide, and shows the relationship between educational neglect of languages, capability deprivation and poverty, and loss of linguistic diversity. Its comparative analysis of language-in-education policies and practices and applications of multilingual education (MLE) in diverse contexts shows some promises and challenges in the education of indigenous/tribal/minority children. This book will be of interest to students, researchers, educators and practitioners in sociolinguistics, educational linguistics, psycholinguistics, multilingualism and bilingual/multilingual education.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788921968
• ISBN13: 9781788921961
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"