EAN: 9783110991567

LINGUISTIC COMMUNITIES AND MIGRATORY PROCESSES ...

This inter-disciplinary book is the first in an Irish context to address issues connected with
the 'super-diversifying' of language and society engendered by recent and historical
migrations. It analyses novel data from interviews with allochthonous and autochthonous groups
of monolingual and plurilingual youngsters living in Northern Ireland. A key aim is to test
models within second language acquisition and language variation and change research. Another
goal is to examine the extent to which distinctive migratory trends generated changes in the
language ecologies of communities on the island of Ireland as well as globally in regions where
the Irish settled intensively from the 1700s. The book also compares contemporary migratory
experiences with historical records to further our understanding of the dynamics of
identification through language across time. The first-ever book devoted to all aspects of the
sociolinguistics of globalization and migration in Northern Ireland will be welcomed by
scholars interested in the consequences for ethnolinguistic vitality of large-scale population
movements. It could not be more timely given the fact that 2.5 million sought asylum in Europe
alone during 2016  greatly enhancing its diversity.

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