Juan Jiménez-Salcedo, Christine Helot and Antoinette Camilleri Grima (2020) : Small is Multilingual. Language and Identity in Micro-Territories [book review]

Abstract

The volume, “Small is Multilingual. Language and Identity in MicroTerritories”, is one of a kind not only because it values alloglossia, but because it does so by focussing on multilingualism in micro-territories, and on how different languages shape the identities of communities living in particular geographical spaces. Most notably, larger states have much to learn from the safeguarding and strengthening of multilingualism in these territories and the case studies presented in this volume are relevant to scholars who deal with different disciplines – including Demographics, Education and Sociology. [excerpt]