Berlin: City of Multilingualisms
This chapter complements Chap. 2 by providing a critical discussion of the concept of ‘multilingualism’ in the context of contemporary Berlin and shows how, in this respect too, the city has become increasingly diverse since the end of the Cold War. It e
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language and globalization series editors: sue wright and helen kelly-holmes
Language and Migration in a Multilingual Metropolis
Language and Globalization Series Editors Sue Wright University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, United Kingdom Helen Kelly-Holmes University of Limerick Department of Languages, Literature, Cul Castletroy Limerick, Ireland
Aims of the Series In the context of current political and social developments, where the national group is not so clearly defined and delineated, the state language not so clearly dominant in every domain, and cross-border flows and transfers affects more than a small elite, new patterns of language use will develop. This series aims to provide a framework for reporting on and analysing the linguistic outcomes of globalization and localization. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14830
Patrick Stevenson
Language and Migration in a Multilingual Metropolis Berlin Lives
Patrick Stevenson Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities University of Southampton Southampton, United Kingdom
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For Jo, Rosie and Jack
Acknowledgements
This book represents a distillation of research carried out in many parts of Berlin between 2011 and 2015. Some of this work was conducted in libraries, particularly in the Berlin-Studien section of the Zentralund Landesbibliothek Berlin, and I am grateful for the free use of these facilities. However, the vast majority o
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