A sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of language
Spoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingua franca--its common …

Multilingualism is an ever-present feature in political contexts around the world, including
multilingual states and international organizations. Increasingly, consequential political …

This book explores the growing tension between multilingualism and monolingualism in the
European Union in the wake of Brexit, underpinned by the interplay between the rise of …

This article presents the language practices of global youth who populate an online
discussion forum devoted to Korea-produced dramas. Qualitative data included the writing …

While conflicts involving language are always intertwined with other issues such as ethnic
and racial identity, religion, and democratic participation, the importance of the linguistic …

The official rhetoric of the European Union (EU) describes the linguistic diversity by which it
is characterised as 'an asset for Europe and a shared commitment', while it also represents …

Abstract The European Union has always placed linguistic diversity at the core of Europe's
DNA. The EU's motto “United in Diversity” is recurrently mentioned when referring to the …

The goal of this paper is to present an analysis of the status and career choices of
Hungarian, Slovak, and Romanian ethnic minority high school graduates in the Autonomous …

The chapter assesses the politics of multilingualism in contemporary Europe by focusing on
the role of options and ligatures in the framing of linguistic identities. Whereas nation-state …

Multilingual or linguistically heterogeneous societies are increasing around the globe. Socio-
political processes, like Europeanization and globalization, are responsible for this …