Changing Discourse on Multilingualism, BATS

Language contact and change, and multilingualism as one of their consequences, are frequent phenomena both in the past and the present. In spite of this, multilingualism in particular is often viewed as a problematic practice. In this seminar, we will discuss and investigate multilingual practices in the past and the present, but also focus on society's attitudes towards these practices. We will use Critical Discourse Analysis to uncover the underlying ideologies about multilingual language use and multilingual language users from medieval times until today. You will carry out a small-scale research project using Critical Discourse Analysis and we will combine the individual projects into a publishable format.