Language Ecology in Multilingual Settings. Towards a Theory of Symbolic Competence

Autor/inn/en	Kramsch, Claire; Whiteside, Anne
Titel	Language Ecology in Multilingual Settings. Towards a Theory of Symbolic Competence
Quelle	In: Applied Linguistics, 29 (2008) 4, S.645-671 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-6001
DOI	10.1093/applin/amn022
Schlagwörter	Sociolinguistics; Multilingualism; Discourse Analysis; Language Research; Interpersonal Communication; Applied Linguistics; Linguistic Theory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziolinguistik; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Diskursanalyse; Sprachforschung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Linguistische Theorie
Abstract	This paper draws on complexity theory and post-modern sociolinguistics to explore how an ecological approach to language data can illuminate aspects of language use in multilingual environments. We first examine transcripts of exchanges taking place among multilingual individuals in multicultural settings. We briefly review what conversation and discourse analysis can explain about these exchanges. We then build on these analyses, using insights from complexity theory and interactional sociolinguistics. We finally outline the components of a competence in multilingual encounters that has not been sufficiently taken into consideration by applied linguists and that we call "symbolic competence". (As Provided).
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