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Mapping the Multilingual City: A Research Agenda for Urban Geolinguistics.

Authors :
Williams, Colin H.
Van der Merwe, Izak
Source :
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 1996 17(1):49-66.
Publication Year :
1996

Abstract

Assesses the potential of selected aspects of geolinguistic analysis for the understanding of multilingual cities and outlines a research agenda highlighting the need for increased comparative research on urban multilingualism. The article illustrates the agenda with reference to a geographical information systems (GIS) analysis of language in Cape Town. (57 references) (Author/CK)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0143-4632
Volume :
17
Issue :
1
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
EJ527727
Document Type :
Reports - Descriptive<br />Journal Articles