Multilingualism in public spaces: empowering and transforming communities

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Multilingualism in public spaces: Empowering and transforming communities (Robert Blackwood and Deirdre A. Dun -- 1 Multilingual inequality in public spaces: Towards an inclusive model of Linguistic Landscapes (Durk Gorter) -- 2 Demarcating the space for multilingualism: On the workings of ethnic interests in a 'civic nation' (Marián Sloboda) -- 3 Empowering multilingualism? Provisions for place names in Northern Ireland and the political and legislative context (Mích -- 4 The transformative power of linguistic mobility: Evidence from Italian borderscapes1 (Stefania Tufi) -- 5 Invisible presence? Polish in Norwegian public spaces (Toril Opsahl1) -- 6 Place names and the complexity of language recognition in Northern Ireland (Deirdre A. Dunlevy) -- 7 Postcolonial re-memorization in the public space: A Patrice Lumumba Square in Brussels (Luk Van Mensel) -- 8 Linguistic Landscape activism as a means of community empowerment: Direct action, Ai'Ta and Breton in France (Robert Blackw -- 9 Multilingualism in the model multicultural city: The influence of authors in Leicester's Golden Mile (Michelle A. Harrison -- 10 Empowering dialect speakers in formal education: The case of the Greek Cypriot dialect in preschool education in Cyprus (A -- Conclusion: Multilingualism in public spaces: Empowering and transforming communities (Robert Blackwood and Deirdre A. Dunlevy -- Index.

Introduction, Robert Blackwood (University of Liverpool, UK) and Deirdre Dunlevy (University of Edinburgh, UK) -- 1. Multilingual Inequality in Public Spaces: Towards an Inclusive Model of Linguistic Landscapes, Durk Gorter (University of the Basque Country, Spain) -- 2. Demarcating the Space for Multilingualism in Czechia: An Ethnic Majority's Ways to Restrict Others' Language Use, Mariǹ Sloboda (Charles University, Prague, Czechia) -- 3. Empowering Multilingualism? Provisions for Place-names in Northern Ireland, Míchel̀ Ó Mainnín (Queen's University Belfast, UK) -- 4. The Transformative Power of Linguistic Mobility: Evidence from Italian Borderscapes, Stefania Tufi (University of Liverpool, UK) -- 5. Invisible Presence?: Polish in Norwegian Public Space, Toril Opsahl (University of Oslo, Norway) -- 6. Place-names and the Complexity of Language Recognition in Northern Ireland, Deirdre Dunlevy (University of Edinburgh, UK) -- 7. Post-colonial Re-memorization in the Public Space: A Patrice Lumumba Square in Brussels, Luk Van Mensel (University in Namur, Belgium) -- 8. Linguistic Landscape Activism as a Means of Community Empowerment: Direct Action, Ai'Ta and Breton in France, Robert Blackwood (University of Liverpool, UK) -- 9. Multilingualism in the Model Multicultural City: The Influence of Authors in Leicester's Golden Mile, Michelle Harrison (University of Leicester, UK) -- 10. Empowering Speakers of Less Prestigious Varieties in Formal Education: Greek Cypriot Dialect in Preschool Education in Cyprus, Andry Sophocleous (University in Nicosia, Cyprus) Conclusion, Robert Blackwood (University of Liverpool, UK) and Deirdre Dunlevy (University of Edinburgh, UK) -- Index.

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