The Routledge Handbook of Language and Superdiversity
The Routledge Handbook of Language and Superdiversity
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The Routledge Handbook of Language and Superdiversity provides an accessible and authoritative overview of this growing area, the linguistic analysis of interaction in superdiverse cities. With seven sections edited by leading names, the handbook includes 35 state-of-the art chapters from international authorities. The result is a truly comprehe
Suresh Canagarajah, Penn State, USA
I am of the view that this book will be an important publication in the fields of applied linguistics and sociolinguistics to further our understanding of language diversity in our globalizing world.. The editors succeed in showing the need for the handbook and the way it carves its own niche in the market.
He had a few very constructive suggestions, including adding a section on education, which I am discussing with the editors.
John Gray, Univ of East London, UK
A handbook at this stage would be an invaluable resource, given this proliferation and indeed recent critique of the concept... Such a volume would also sit well in the Applied Linguistics series, given the centrality of language in work on superdiversity.. There are many strengths – the involvement of a team of already recognised scholars of international standing; the interdisciplinary focus and the centrality of language are all noteworthy.
Main suggestion was to add a section on education, as SC above. This does reflect the background of both readers but it is clearly important.
Angela Creese is Professor of Educational Linguistics at the School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK. Her publications include Linguistic Ethnography (with Fiona Copland), Heteroglossia as Practice and Pedagogy (with Adrian Blackledge, 2014), and The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism (with Marilyn Martin-Jones and Adrian Blackledge, Routledge).
Adrian Blackledge is Professor of Bilingualism in the School of Education, and Director of the MOSAIC Centre for Research on Multilingualism, University of Birmingham, UK. His recent publications include Heteroglossia as Practice and Pedagogy (with Angela Creese, 2014), The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism (2012, with Marilyn Martin-Jones and Angela Creese, Routledge), and Multilingualism, A Critical Perspective (with Angela Creese, 2010).