This book discusses salient moments of multilingual encounters and brings together contributions focused on the interplay between language use by individuals and societies, and languagerelated inequalities or opportunities for speakers. The chapters demonstrate how biographical and speakercentred approaches can contribute to an understanding of linguistic diversity, how researchers can empirically account for lived experiences of languages, and how such accounts are embedded in a larger discussion on social (in)equality. Together the chapters make a powerful case for the importance of speakercentred methodologies in multilingual and multilingualism research. The book is a rich source of theoretical and methodological reflections and will thus be a valuable resource for both experienced researchers and students beginning to explore biographical research methods.
This book discusses salient moments of multilingual encounters and brings together contributions focused on the interplay between language use by individuals and societies, and languagerelated inequalities or opportunities for speakers. The chapters demonstrate how biographical and speakercentred approaches can contribute to an understanding of linguistic diversity, how researchers can empirically account for lived experiences of languages, and how such accounts are embedded in a larger discussion on social (in)equality. Together the chapters make a powerful case for the importance of speakercentred methodologies in multilingual and multilingualism research. The book is a rich source of theoretical and methodological reflections and will thus be a valuable resource for both experienced researchers and students beginning to explore biographical research methods.
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