Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Migration Control: Language Policy, Identity and Belonging, Markus Rheindorf, Ruth Wodak (Eds.) Language, Mobility and Institutions. Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters. 2020. viii + 172 pp. Hb (9781788924672) £89.95, Pb (9781788924665) £24.95, Ebook (9781788924689) £15.00

Abstract

<p>Sociolinguists have great potential to make a positive impact in the world, and the area of migration control is no exception in this regard (Clyne, 2003). However, editing a book that gathers sociolinguistic perspectives on migration is not a straightforward task: sociolinguistics as a field and migration as an area of study each represent a plethora of possible approaches. This means that a seven-chapter edited collection will never be able to represent all the possible intersections. Yet, this book successfully captures the diversity of scholarship in this field in multiple ways. The chapters offer a diversity of methodologies, of perspectives, of types and stages of migration, of languages, and—to some extent—of geographic focus.</p>