Speaking Subjects in Multilingualism Research:

Biographical and Speaker-centred Approaches, edited by Judith Purkarthofer and Mia-Cha Flubacher

Abstract

Speaking Subjects in Multilingualism Re‐ search: Biographical and Speaker-centred Approaches, edited by Purkarthofer and Mia-Cha Flubacher, consists of eighteen chapters, divided into three parts, which provide insights on the utilization of bio‐ graphical approaches and why they are crucial for multilingualism research. This book presents an informative methodological and theoretical diversity and can be valuable for researchers looking to explore biographical methods of research and engage with the sociopolitical lives of language users. It takes the reader through an investigation of different groups of language users’ lived experiences and language-related inequalities and opportunities, and encourages a critical rethinking about the existing knowledge of speakers and their languages.