Today's growing mobility in European urban regions results in a more widespread language
diversity which is increasingly challenging current language policies. Against this background
this volume deals with the interface between language policy language planning and actual
practices. The impact that prevailing language policies have on language practices is observed
in a series of urban settings leading to a reflection on the changes that need to be brought
about to promote social inclusion and valorise linguistic diversity in a context of
globalisation-affected and migration-related multilingualism. The topics of discussion draw on
different theoretical perspectives and span the research fields of linguistics education
(family) language policy and planning language acquisition and sociology.
