Migration, Adult Language Learning and Multilingualism: Critical Sociolinguistics Research with New Speakers of Faroese [Hardcover]

1  Introduction

A study with new speakers of Faroese
Objectives and research questions
The significance of the study and its contribution to research
My own trajectory and my own perspectives as a researcher
Overview of the volume
Notes
References

2  New times in the Faroe Islands: The social and historical context

Introduction
The socio-historical context for the study
A historical portrayal of the sociolinguistic context
Normalization efforts: Language policy and planning
New times and a changing sociolinguistic landscape
Mobility and migration: Part of the culture
Contemporary trends in in-migration in a changing sociolinguistic landscape
Migrants, public discourses and integration policy and initiatives
Characteristics of the labour market
Multilingualism in the periphery
Faroese as an Additional Language: Challenges and opportunities
Availability of courses in Faroese language and culture
Notes
References

3  The conceptual framing of my research in the Faroes

Introduction
Conceptual shifts within sociolinguistics in the wake of globalisation
A shift towards globalisation and contemporary mobilities
A shift towards speaker trajectories
A shift towards superdiversity, in rural areas as well as urban areas
A shift towards the notion of new speaker (as opposed to non-native speaker)
Recent research on language and transnational migration and the view from the periphery
Language, migration and contemporary workplaces
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