LANGUAGE AND PUBLICS IN A GLOBAL DIGITAL WORLD. WHAT IS LINGUISTIC CITIZENSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY?

In this article, I discuss language from a linguistic anthropological perspective, where the existence of standardised languages is understood as an outcome of socio-political discourses in the age of nationalism, in which the technologies of print literacy enabled national public spaces--and with i...

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Published in:Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai. Studia Europaea 2020-12, Vol.65 (2), p.45-70
Main Author: Schneider, Britta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Anthropology
Book publishing
Citizenship
Discourses
Language policy
Languages
Linguistics
Literacy
Monolingualism
Multilingualism
National languages
Nationalism
Power
Public spaces
Transnationalism
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Summary:In this article, I discuss language from a linguistic anthropological perspective, where the existence of standardised languages is understood as an outcome of socio-political discourses in the age of nationalism, in which the technologies of print literacy enabled national public spaces--and with it, national language standards --to emerge. What happens to language standards and public spaces in the era of digital technologies and transnational interaction? I introduce some examples and develop ideas on language policing in settings where monolingual national ideals exist besides other emerging linguistic authorities.
ISSN:1224-8746
2065-9563
DOI:10.24193/subbeuropaea.2020.2.03