Elite Multilingualism: Discourses, Practices, and Debates

Autor/inn/en	Barakos, Elisabeth; Selleck, Charlotte
Titel	Elite Multilingualism: Discourses, Practices, and Debates
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 40 (2019) 5, S.361-374 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Barakos, Elisabeth) ORCID (Selleck, Charlotte)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2018.1543691
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Language Attitudes; Social Differences; Commercialization; Knowledge Economy; Sociolinguistics; Discourse Analysis; Ethnography; Social Environment; Educational Environment; Language Usage; Second Language Learning; Employment Potential; Language Variation; Social Status + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Sprachverhalten; Sozialer Unterschied; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Soziolinguistik; Diskursanalyse; Ethnografie; Soziales Umfeld; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Sprachgebrauch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Sprachenvielfalt; Sozialer Status
Abstract	In the introduction to the special issue 'Elite Multilingualism: Discourses, practices, and debates', we focus on 'elite multilingualism' as a means to provide a window into the complex layers and nuances of today's multilingual, mobile and global society. Our aims here are to provide an empirical and conceptual discussion of a growing language-centred elitism. We also aim to expand current scholarship on the construction, valuation and instrumentalisation of multilingualism, and its consequences for the formation of social boundaries and inequalities. We first discuss major concepts such as the notion of elite/ness and multilingualism, commodification, authenticity and hierarchies and the linguistic market in a global knowledge economy. We also discuss the critical sociolinguistic, discourse and ethnographic approaches that frame this special issue and go on to outline the diverse manifestations of elite multilingualism in different educational and social settings. Finally, we conclude by reflecting on the value of the concept of elite multilingualism as a social practice, and argue for the importance of examining the lived experience of multilinguals on the ground. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01