This volume gives an up-to-date account of various situations of language contact and multilingualism in Europe especially from a historical point of view. Its

Explores the roots of Europe's struggle with multilingualism. This book argues that, over the centuries, the pursuit of linguistic homogeneity has become a cent

The contributors to Language Ideologies, Policies and Practices investigate the workings of language ideologies in relation to other social processes in a globa

This book offers an inclusive perspective on the constellation of languages in Europe by taking into account official state languages, regional minority languag

John C. Maher explains why societies everywhere have become more multilingual, despite the disappearance of hundreds of the world languages. He considers our no