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This analysis of language policy on Corsica provides the first study of the three levels of language policy existing on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. It focuses on the key participants - the State, the language activists and the islanders - in the language debate that has taken place across the island since its purchase by France. This book is informed by recent work on language planning, both theoretical and relating to specific case studies. At the same time, it engages with trends in sociolinguistics over the past decades, which have included language planning in their investigations of languages in contact, language obsolescence and language death. A central premise of this book is that the three discrete categories of participants in the language debate are closely interrelated and that the status and position of Corsican in relation to French cannot be understood without a thorough exploration of these three strands. This volume will appeal to researchers and students in French Studies, sociolinguistics, and especially language policy.

Introduction / Robert Blackwood and Deirdre A. Dunlevy -- Multilingual Inequality in Public Spaces: Towards an Inclusive Model of Linguistic Landscapes / Durk Gorter -- Demarcating the Space for Multilingualism: On the Workings of Ethnic Interests in a Civic Nation / Marián Sloboda -- Empowering Multilingualism? Provisions for Place-Names in Northern Ireland and the Political and Legislative Context / Mícheál B. Ó Mainnín -- The Transformative Power of Linguistic Mobility: Evidence from Italian Borderscapes / Stefania Tufi -- Invisible Presence? Polish in Norwegian Public Spaces / Toril Opsahl -- Place-Names and the Complexity of Language Recognition in Northern Ireland / Deirdre A. Dunlevy -- Post-Colonial Re-Memorization in the Public Space: A Patrice Lumumba Square in Brussels / Luk Van Mensel -- Linguistic Landscape Activism as a Means of Community Empowerment: Direct Action Ai'Ta and Breton in France / Robert Blackwood -- Multilingualism in the Model Multicultural City: The Influence of Authors in Leicester's Golden Mile / Michelle A. Harrison -- Empowering Dialect Speakers in Formal Education, The Case of the Greek Cypriot Dialect in Preschool Education in Cyprus / Andry Sophocleous -- Conclusion / Robert Blackwood and Deirdre A. Dunlevy.

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"This innovative collection explores critical issues in understanding multilingualism as a defining dimension of identity creation and negotiation in contemporary social life. Reinforcing interdisciplinary conversations on these themes, each chapter is co-authored by two different researchers, often those who have not written together before. The combined effect is a volume showcasing unique and dynamic perspectives on such topics as rethinking of language policy, testing of language rights, language pedagogy, meaning-making, and activism in the linguistic landscape. The book explores multilingualism through the lenses of spaces and policies as embodied in Elizabeth Lanza's body of work in the field, with a focus on the latest research on linguistic landscapes in diverse settings. Taken together, the book offers a window into better understanding issues around processes of change in and of languages and societies. This groundbreaking volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars in multilingualism, applied linguistics, and sociolinguistics"--