Linguistic superdiversity in urban areas : research approaches / edited by Joana Duarte, Ingrid Gogolin, University of Hamburg.

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Globalization poses challenges to sociolinguistics. The main challenge is to come to terms with the phenomenology of sociolinguistic globalization. This phenomenology touches four domains: proper globalization effects on language, the effect of globalization on migration patterns and immigrant communities, the effect of globalization, notably of the spread of English as a global language, on language hierarchies, and the domain of remote communities that have serious doubts regarding their possibilities of successfully participating in the globalization process. The sociolinguistics of globali.

Linguistic Superdiversity in Urban Areas; Editorial page ; Title page ; LCC data ; Untitled; Financial support page; List of contributors ; Introduction ; 1. Preamble ; 2. The superdiversity framework ; 2.1 The dynamics of migration and growing diversity ; 2.2 Research on linguistic diversity: "New repertoires" ; 2.2 Methodological issues ; 3. Education in linguistic superdiverse societies -- research and methods ; 4. A traditional attempt to capture linguistic diversity: The case of "bilingual education" ; 5. Introduction to the volume ; 5.1 Acknowledgements ; References.

Capturing superdiversityUsing correspondence analysis to model immigrant multilingualism over time ; Using correspondence analysis to model immigrant multilingualism over time ; Modeling multilingualism ; Correspondence analysis: A brief explanation ; Basic concepts ; Visual representation in two- or three-dimensional maps ; Multiple correspondence analysis ; Cross-sectional model of immigrant language proficiency, use, and practices ; The data: Older Spanish-English, Puerto Rican bilingual/biculturals ; Results of the multiple correspondence analysis.

Maps of modalities and supplementary points Maps of individuals ; Longitudinal model of immigrant language proficiency, use, and practices ; First method: A repeated measures, longitudinal analysis ; The data: A constructed longitudinal data set with three time points ; Results of analysing a repeated measures data set ; Second method: A transitions analysis ; The data: A constructed longitudinal data set with two time points ; Results of analysing the transition matrix ; Discussion and conclusion ; References ; Capturing diversity ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Linguistic diversity in Hamburg.

2.2 A focal point of urban diversity: Hamburg St. Georg 3. A functional-pragmatic perspective on language and society ; 4. Capturing written forms of linguistic diversity: Linguistic landscaping ; 4.1 Linguistic landscaping as a means to investigate linguistic diversity ; 4.2 Unit of analysis ; 4.3 St. Georg's linguistic diversity on public signs: A quantitative approach ; 4.4 A microanalytic approach to the linguistic landscape of St. Georg ; 5. Capturing oral forms of linguistic diversity: Linguistic soundscaping ; 5.1 Origins of the study of the soundscape.

5.2 From soundscape to linguistic soundscaping 5.3 Methods of linguistic soundscaping ; 5.4 Some preliminary findings on "linguistic soundscapes" in St. Georg ; 6. Summary and discussion ; Acknowledgements ; References ; Measuring language diversity in urban ecosystems ; Introduction ; How can diversity be measured? ; Scanning the field ; Deriving the indices ; Applying the indices to language ; A case in point: Language diversity in St. Georg ; Object of investigation ; Method and procedure ; Results ; Discussion ; General remarks ; Summary ; References ; Language acquisition and practice.

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