History, Identity, and Linguistic Diversity

In October 2022, sociolinguists from five universities in the Eutopia alliance met to answer the challenge, "How can we reduce present-day European conflict through knowledge of historical multilingualism, language conflict, and language policy?" These interviews describe their research-based responses to this challenge.

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Alleged historical language conflict as rationale for real modern-day language conflict in Belgium

Rik Vosters (Vrije Universiteit Brussels) interviews Wim Vandenbussche (Vrije Universiteit Brussels) about his project, "Alleged historical language conflict as rationale for real modern-day language conflict in Belgium."

Feb 12, 2023

15 min

Introduction (Nederlands): Alleged historical language conflict as rationale for real modern-day language conflict in Belgium

Wim Vandenbussche introduces his project, "Alleged historical language conflict as rationale for real modern-day language conflict in Belgium."

Feb 12, 2023

27 sec

From historical sociophonetics to participant-led anti-language-prejudice research in East London

Oliver Currie (Univerza v Ljubljani) interviews Christopher Strelluf (University of Warwick) about his project, "From historical sociophonetics to participant-led anti-language-prejudice research in East London."

Feb 5, 2023

16 min

Introduction (English): From historical sociophonetics to participant-led anti-language-prejudice research in East London

Christopher Strelluf introduces his project, "From historical sociophonetics to participant-led anti-language-prejudice research in East London."

Feb 5, 2023

23 sec

Whose norms are it anyway? Historical and contemporary perspectives on standard languages and standardization

Wim Vandenbussche (Vrije Universiteit Brussels) interviews Rik Vosters (Vrije Universiteit Brussels) about his project, "Whose norms are it anyway? Historical and contemporary perspectives on standard languages and standardization."

Jan 29, 2023

17 min

Introduction (Nederlands): Whose norms are it anyway? Historical and contemporary perspectives on standard languages and standardization

Rik Vosters introduces his project, "Whose norms are it anyway? Historical and contemporary perspectives on standard languages and standardization."

Jan 29, 2023

30 sec

Names in multilingual and multicultural contexts: Policies, conflicts and lessons from the past

Christopher Strelluf (University of Warwick) interviews Michelle Waldispühl (Göteborgs universitet) about her project, "Names in multilingual and multicultural contexts: Policies, conflicts and lessons from the past."

Jan 22, 2023

15 min

Introduction (Svenska): Names in multilingual and multicultural contexts: Policies, conflicts and lessons from the past

Michelle Waldispühl introduces her project, "Names in multilingual and multicultural contexts: Policies, conflicts and lessons from the past."

Jan 22, 2023

1 min

The verticalization model of language shift and the maintenance of minoritised languages

Christopher Strelluf (University of Warwick) interviews Oliver Currie (Univerza v Ljubljani) about his project, The verticalization model of language shift and the maintenance of minoritised languages.

Jan 15, 2023

20 min

Introduction (English): The verticalization model of language shift and the maintenance of minoritised languages

Oliver Currie introduces his project, "Introduction (English): The verticalization model of language shift and the maintenance of minoritised languages."

Jan 15, 2023

39 sec