Language and Migration in a Multilingual Metropolis

Patrick Stevenson is Professor of German and Linguistics at the University of Southampton. He has published widely on German sociolinguistics, the politics of language and European multilingualism. His previous books include Language and German Disunity, Language and Social Change in Central Europe (with Jenny Carl), Discourses on Language and Integration (co-edited with Gabrielle Hogan-Brun and Clare Mar-Molinero), Language, Discourse and Identity in Central Europe (co-edited with Jenny Carl) and Language Ideologies, Policies and Practices (co-edited with Clare Mar-Molinero).

• Chapter 1: Introduction: finding a way in.- Chapter 2: Berlin: city of migrations.- Chapter 3: Berlin: city of multilingualisms.- Chapter 4: Multilingual Mietshaus: language (hi)stories at Mareschstraße 74.

“Stevenson’s latest work on multilingualism in Berlin is a fascinating and enthralling account of five migrants’ personal and linguistic histories situated within a particular building in the city. … this book is a valuable addition to the field of language and migration, exemplifying linguistic ethnography in an innovative and effective novella style. I believe Stevenson’s approach is a good example of a helpful method to capture a potentially sensitive topic.” (Andre Joseph Theng, Language in Society, Vol. 47 (03), June, 2018)​