Language and Identity in a Multilingual, Migrating World

Multilingualisms vary. Given such variation, how can those from essentially mono-chromatic, monolingual backgrounds begin to appreciate the colorful multilingual realities of the majority world? This question led to the symposium Language and Identity in a Multilingual, Migrating World, May 1015, 2018, in Penang, Malaysia. This resulting four-part collection of papers:focuses on different models for understanding the dynamics of multiplesmultiple languages, multiple identities, and the relationship between the two;looks at varying social and geographic contexts of multilingualism, including urban, diaspora, refugee, and cross-border settings;examines the history and adequacy of the term heart language as it has come to be used especially by organizations and practitioners of Bible translation in the West;describes a range of multilingual situations in South Asia, Central Asia, Europe, Madagascar, and Africa.The concluding chapter seeks to build on the contributions of the overall symposium by suggesting a research agenda for furthering our understanding of language and identity in our multilingual, migrating world.