Multilingualism and the periphery offers a wealth of recent research studies that enable its readers to better understand the processes and practices associated with multilingualism in several sites around the globe that are peripheral: in other words, that are related in some way, such as geographical, political, or economic, to a perceived centre. Undoubtedly, both language educators and students of linguistics will find the book a thought-provoking and indispensable reference.

The book includes eleven chapters, all written by well-known experts in their fields. The first and the last deal with key concepts relating to multilingualism in minority language sites, while chapters 2 to 10 represent practical counterparts to the first and last chapters of this edition, focusing on concrete examples of peripheral multilingualism. The second chapter focuses on the role and history of English-French bilingualism in Francophone Canada, showing its increased benefits in today's globalized economy allowing bilingual speakers access to both Anglo- and Francophone global networks. The third chapter discusses the characteristics of the language use of the Acadian minority residing in Atlantic Canada. One of the interviewees, an Acadian writer, argues for linguistic hybridity, claiming that English, Acadian, and French form integral parts of her identity, all of which she uses in her writing. Chapter 4 juxtaposes the traditional heritage discourses often pointing to the marginality of both women and minorities and counternarratives of these groups in Wales, Catalonia, and Francophone Canada. A case in point is the revitalization of the shop industry in Glanporth (a town in Wales) by several female entrepreneurs, promoting the use of Welsh (rather than English) as the main medium of business communication. Chapter 5 reveals the complex ways in which multilingualism exhibits itself in a remote Sami reindeer village in Finland. Chapter 6 challenges the traditional oppositional relationship between the Corsican and French languages in Corsica (France), showing Corsican, French, and Italian as a fluid continuum in tourist interactions. Chapter 7 investigates trilingual practices on an Irish website selling pottery, reflecting the reality of global-local relations. Chapter 8 traces the history of the Welsh language in Patagonia (Argentina) as an attempt to protect the language from the English dominance on the continent. Chapter 9 examines the multilingual spaces of today's airports, while chapter 10 traces the emergence and creative use of a particular diacritic sign in Slovene as a sign of opposition to the imposition of German in Carinthia (Austria). Finally, chapter 11 provides a summary of the findings of all the previous chapters and proposes the lens of peripheral multilingualism as a productive yet challenging way forward in sociolinguistics.

The main contribution of the book lies in shedding light on the complex ways in which multingualism exhibits itself in various peripheral sites around the world. The key strength of this edited volume lies in the sheer volume and diverse character of information it offers. This book should certainly be recommended for anyone associated with language education and sociolinguistics.