Meertaligheid al opdracht: Een analyse van de Brusselse taalsituatie op basis van taalbarometer 4

Multilingualism as a mission(Blurb) The language barometer, realized on assignment and with the support of the Flemish Government and BRIO, is already in need of its fourth edition. In 1997, Prof. Dr. White layed the foundation of this research. With the third state reform, the Brussels Capital Region was formed with its own institutions, a parliament and government, and communities and regions were further drawn up.

Nevertheless, it was clear that the people of Brussels were not merely made up of both traditional language groups (Dutch and French), but had become a multicultural and multilingual city as a result of international migration. The language barometer research aims to provide an overview of the language use and shifts within the Brussels Capital Region and the way in which this linguistic diversity is handled from the specificity of the Brussels model.

This fourth decrease confirms the complexity of the Brussels language image that cannot be grasped in simple linear evolutions. It is clear is that language knowledge is an essential element in handling linguistic diversity.

Multilingualism as a cement of urban society is not only a given, but at the same time poses a permanent challenge towards a more inclusive society. Hence the title of this fourth language barometer study: Multilingualism as an assignment.

This edition does not have the pretence of mapping the full language use in Brussels and all the mechanisms behind it, but offers a number of leads for further research and policy.

In this respect, it also wants to be a workbook, a challenge for scientists, practitioners and policy makers to further deepen the relationship between the use of language and the social context and look for ways to deal with the linguistic diversity in Brussels.

 

Author: Rudi Janssens

Theme: Multilingualism

Language: Dutch

Publisher: VUB Press

Year: 2018

Number of pages: 136

ISBN: 9789057188367

Other works by the author: (1) Meertaligheid als cement van de stedelijke samenleving: Een analyse van de Brusselse taalsituatie op basis van taalbarometer 3

Source: https://aspeditions.be/nl-be/book/meertaligheid-als-opdracht/16479.htm


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