310
Language Diversity and Social Cohesion II

Monday, 11 July 2016: 10:45-12:15
Location: Hörsaal 4A KS (Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG))
RC25 Language and Society (host committee)

Language: Spanish and English

The situations of language contact in the information age are the norm rather than the exception. But the fact remains that the skills acquired, the uses and the symbolism of languages confer different capitals to their speakers. These capitals directly affect social cohesion in a broad sense, as they can turn into axes of social stratification. Such situations range from linguistic integration of migrants in the host societies to linguistically asymmetric scenarios in which speakers of minority languages are at a disadvantage with respect to access to resources. 
This regular session addresses issues that combine the analysis of situations of linguistic diversity and their challenges and potential as catalyst or hindrance of social cohesion. From a broad perspective, it includes how language skills, uses or symbolic aspects affect the generation of social inequalities and/or social cohesion in different groups.
Session Organizer:
Cecilio LAPRESTA-REY, Universidad de Lleida, Spain
Posters:
310.1
Language Diversity and Social Cohesion: The Support of Police in North West Wales
Stefan MACHURA, Bangor University, United Kingdom
310.2
Social Cohesion and Language Policy in South Africa
Phakisho MOKHAHLANE, North West University, South Africa
310.3
The Importance of Linguistic Homogamy in (Inter)Marriages: Insights from a Multilingual Country
Julia SCHROEDTER, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Joerg ROESSEL, University of Zurich, Switzerland
310.4
A Proposal to Measure the Advance of Language Shift in Small Communities Using the Framework of Ecology of Pressures
Roland TERBORG, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico; Roberto GUERRA MEJIA, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico; Virna VELAZQUEZ, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Mexico; Tamara SANCHEZ, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Mexico; Guillermo GARRIDO, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico; Carlos Manuel HERNANDEZ GOMEZ, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Mexico; Lourdes NERI, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
310.5
Restoration of the Linguistic Tradition of Ethnic Livs (Latvia): Aspects of Motivation
Ruta MUKTUPAVELA, Latvian Academy of Culture, Latvia; Agnese TREIMANE, Latvian Academy of Culture, Latvia
310.6
Linguistic Capital, School and Immigration: An Ethnography of Contradictions and Resistances.
Rosario REYES, EMIGRA, Spain
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