What question did this study set out to answer?

The article aims to redefine citizenship by incorporating linguistic and performative aspects beyond traditional political frameworks.

August 17, 2015

Language and citizenship

Puntos clave

The article aims to redefine citizenship by incorporating linguistic and performative aspects beyond traditional political frameworks.
Analyzes the diverse practices and norms associated with citizenship.
Utilizes a semiotic approach to explore multilingualism and multivoicedness in citizenship.
Examines how social actors enact citizenship through various linguistic behaviors and materials.
Proposes an expanded view of citizenship that includes both linguistic and affective practices.
Highlights the importance of everyday multilingualism and semiotic resources in enacting citizenship.

Resumen

The main argument advanced in this article that frames this special issue is that citizenship is not just a highly polysemic word employed by the media and other political institutions; it is also a set of norms and (linguistic) behaviours that individuals are socialised into, as well as a series of practices that social actors perform through an array of semiotic means including multilingualism, multivoicedness, the body, and affect. In light of this, it is proposed that the linguistic/discursive study of citizenship should be expanded beyond a rather narrow emphasis on political proposals about language testing to include the diverse, more or less mundane, ways in which citizenship is enacted via an array of multivocal, material, and affective semiotic resources.

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