The article introduces to the objects and rationale of the SPICES project. The very fact that Europe is becoming increasingly multicultural, and consequently also multilingual, leads to communication problems. Foreigners are considered to be so because they have a different cultural background and because they behave differently, if not strangely, when compared to natives or locals. They are often excluded from the general urban network, forming their own network through associations and neighbourhoods. Language, as well as communication habits and practices, are one of the main resources through which people are included or excluded from a community.
Starting points, goals and fundamental precepts
KLEIN, Gabriella Brigitte
2007
Abstract
The article introduces to the objects and rationale of the SPICES project. The very fact that Europe is becoming increasingly multicultural, and consequently also multilingual, leads to communication problems. Foreigners are considered to be so because they have a different cultural background and because they behave differently, if not strangely, when compared to natives or locals. They are often excluded from the general urban network, forming their own network through associations and neighbourhoods. Language, as well as communication habits and practices, are one of the main resources through which people are included or excluded from a community.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
