Exploring the Dynamics of Multilingualism

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Multilingualism and Diversity Management (MDM) This book se ries collecls a wide rauge of schol arship on different. yet mutually co mpl ementary

Exploring the Dynamics of Multilingualism

dimensions of JOultilingualislO. It contains th e main findings of a five -year integraled reseflrch

projec l supported by Ihe Europea n Co mmi ss ion and brings togelher resea rchers [rom eighteen lIniversities Jcross ¡he continent.

The DYLAN project

Th,e project. k.now n under its ac ro nym ofDYLAN (Language Dynamics and Management of

Diversiry). examines the ¡nterean nections between social actúrs' representalio ns oE Janguage and mnltilingualism, pa lid es adopted byvarious orgn nisa ti ons to dea! with multUingualism. Ihe ro le oE cantex r which shapes. bUI is also shaped by representations and palides regardi.ng

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mullWngualism, a nd actuallangu::.ge practiees. These int erconneetions are exp lored on three

Anne-Claude Berthoud

types of terrai n : privare-sec tor companies. (he political inshtulions o f the European Union , and

University of Lausanne

the sphere of education (with an e mphasis on universities in hi- or ¡rilingual settings). ln addilion, three major lhemes curtin g across these different te rrains are analysed, namely, efficiency

Franry is Grin

and fairness in language choices, emerging la nguage varieties, and the hi storical dimensions of multilingualism .

For an overview of.1I books published in this series, please see ht tp:/¡bel/jam ills. comlcataloglrndm

University of Ge neva

Georges Llicli Un iversity of Base!

Editors Anne-Claud e Berthoud

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