A valuable contribution to the sociolinguistics of inequality in a global Korean context

This edited volume examines how ethnic nationalism and dominant language ideologies shape policies, discourses and lived experiences in Korean society and diasporic settings. It brings together research on linguistically diverse speakers to engage critically with monolingual and monocultural ideologies of Koreanness, histories of migration, transnationalism and interethnic relations.

Organized into three sections, it explores linguistic discrimination within Korea, Korean language and identity abroad and barriers to Korean language learning and teaching, offering suggestions for improving access to linguistic resources and building more positive multicultural and multilingual identities.

This book will serve as a key resource for students and researchers in the fields of Korean studies, Korean language education, applied linguistics, sociology and racial and ethnic studies.