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1 online resource |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; PART I: A multilingual city in a multilingual world; 1. Sydney: A multilingual city in a multilingual world; Urbanism and a research deficit -- a LUCIDE response; What are the common threads?; Some reflections on the future of our cities; Sydney: a multilingual city in a multilingual world; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; Note; References; 2. Multilingual Sydney: A city report; Multilingualism in the history of Sydney; The temporal dynamics of multilingualism |
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The spatial dynamics of multilingualismIssues and challenges of linguistic diversity; Everyday multiculturalism: attitudes and ideologies; Changing ecology and changing methods; Conclusion; References; 3. Language diversity in Sydney: At home and in public; Introduction; Sydney: a multicultural, multilingual city?; Competence with English among the first generation immigrants, linguistic shift and language maintenance; Urban diversity: Auburn and Fairfield; Languages in public online spaces; Impression management: seeing and reading diversity; Conclusion; References |
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4. Sydney's metrolingual assemblages: Yellow mattersColour matters; 'Hadol misfareen. Misfareen hadol' [These are yellowing. They've gone yellow]; Un-mapping multilingualism: from a bird's to a cat's eye view of the city; Yellow Fanta: feelings of displacement; Conclusion: distribution and assemblage; References; PART II: Policy, ideologies and practice; 5. Developing policy and planning services for a multicultural community; Background; Multiculturalism: an interpretation; Multiculturalism: an Australian perspective; The disadvantaged communities; Government responses; The way forward |
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Learning English in multilingual SydneyFinal comments; Acknowledgement; References; 10. Dreams vs realities in English language learning in Sydney: English language ideologies among Korean sojourners; Introduction; English and overseas studies for international students; Methodology; Consuming cultures through English; Actualizing dreams through English in Sydney; Conclusion; References; 11. Community language schools: Bucking the trend?; Introduction; Daria and Paul learning Thai; Comments; Linda learning Chinese; Comments; Discussion and conclusions; References |
| Summary |
The rise of global mobility has had a deep impact on the study of urban multilingualism. Once associated with research on minority speech communities and inner-city ethnolinguistic enclaves (Chinatowns, Little Italies, etc), it is now concerned much more with the use of multiple languages in diverse neighbourhoods across the city. In this book the authors take an innovative approach that builds on previously published work in two ways. First, it focuses on a single city and, second, it adopts a multidisciplinary approach to multilingualism. By examining the phenomenon of multilingualism in a single city from a range of perspectives this book paints a more comprehensive picture of the current dimensions of urban multilingualism. A unique feature of this book is the inclusion of contributions from scholars with expertise in education, geography, media, health communication and international studies, in addition to community practitioners. Sydney is the largest city in Australia and, on most counts, it is also among the most linguistically diverse cities in the world. As such it is an ideal site for a multidisciplinary study of urban multilingualism. The selection of 18 multidisciplinary case studies on multilingualism in Sydney, Australia represents some of the strongest and most innovative research on urban multilingualism in the world today. This book examines how multilingualism permeates institutional and everyday practice in the city, raising important questions about what a 'multilingual city' can and should be |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Description based on print version record |
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Multilingualism -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
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Languages in contact -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
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Language policy -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
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Linguistic minorities -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
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English language -- Study and teaching -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
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English language -- Study and teaching
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Language policy
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Languages in contact
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Linguistic minorities
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Multilingualism
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New South Wales -- Sydney
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Chik, Alice, editor
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Benson, Phil, 1955- editor.
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Moloney, Robyn, editor
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| LC no. |
2020692360 |
| ISBN |
9781351215527 |
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1351215523 |
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9781351215541 |
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135121554X |
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9781351215510 |
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1351215515 |
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9781351215534 |
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1351215531 |
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