Creative multilingualism : A manifesto
Autor
Kohl, Katrin
Dudrah, Rajinder
Gosler, Andrew
Graham, Suzanne
Maiden, Martin
Ouyang, Wen-chin
Reynolds, Matthew
Institución
Resumen
Creative Multilingualism is a manifesto. It signals that multilingualism
is fundamental to the human condition and that we are all in some way
multilingual — both in terms of talent and in terms of our daily ‘language
lives’. It also points to the key role languages play as a creative force in
our thought and emotions, our expression and social interaction, and
our activity in the world — languages are a creative force in how we live.
This volume presents fruits of collaborative research conducted over
four years across disciplines ranging from the humanities through the
social sciences to the natural sciences. It is designed to illuminate how
multifariously language diversity intersects with creativity, though the
book is not intended to offer a coherent, watertight theory or closed set
of findings. Rather, it is framed in exploratory terms, inviting further
research.