Intro -- Contents -- Creative Multilingualism - A Manifesto -- Introducing Creative Multilingualism -- 1. The Creative Power of Metaphor -- 2. Creating a Meaningful World: Nature in Name, Metaphor and Myth -- 3. Not as 'Foreign' as You Think: Creating Bridges of Understanding across Languages -- 4. A Breath of Fresh Air… Ivan Vyrypaev's Oxygen (2002): From Moscow to Birmingham via Oxford -- 5. Multilingualism and Creativity in World Literature -- 6. Prismatic Translation -- 7. Getting Creative in the Languages Classroom -- 8. Inspiring Language Learners -- 9. Languages at Work -- 10. Creating Languages -- Why Learn a Language? -- Find Out More -- Bibliography -- List of Illustrations -- Notes on the Authors and Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- About the publishing team.
Multilingualism is integral to the human condition. Hinging on the concept of Creative Multilingualism - the idea that language diversity and creativity are mutually enriching - this timely and thought-provoking volume shows how the concept provides a matrix for experimentation with ideas, approaches and methods.