Multilingual Repertoires in Mobility

Navigating between Language, Culture and Identity

Edited by Hadrian Aleksander Lankiewicz Edited by Emilia Wąsikiewicz-Firlej

Book cover: Multilingual Repertoires in Mobility

Extent: 251 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Language & Linguistics

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(April 2026)

ISBN: 9783847119777

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $69.00

In stock

Mobility is a key force shaping language and belonging, and producing hybrid identities


The contributors argue that multilingual repertoires are shaped by various forms of mobility – physical, symbolic, and digital. Across diverse contexts, mobility generates new linguistic resources, reshapes identities, and prompts individuals to negotiate belonging and power. They show that multilingualism is flexible, emotionally charged, and deeply tied to social hierarchies, conflict, and shifting ideologies. While mobility can foster hybridity and creativity, it can also reinforce exclusion and nationalism. Overall, the volume highlights multilingualism as dynamic, contested, and central to understanding contemporary social life.

  • Edited by Hadrian Aleksander Lankiewicz
  • Edited by Emilia Wąsikiewicz-Firlej