Multilingual Crisis Communication

Jia Li is Professor of Applied Sociolinguistics at Yunnan University, China.Jie Zhang is Professor of Applied Sociolinguistics in the School of Foreign Languages, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China.

'Setting a milestone in critical sociolinguistic and applied linguistic studies, this volume offers critical insights into overcoming communication barriers for linguistic minorities during crises, promoting social justice, and enhancing public health responses through inclusive, multimodal, and multilingual strategies. It also serves as testimonies of resilience, courage and kindness during the turbulent time' - Professor Zhu Hua, Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences and Director of International Centre for Intercultural Studies, UCL, UK'The global pandemic has brought to the fore the key role of multilingual communication in disasters and emergencies. This volume contains cutting edge ethnographic studies that address this seriously from the perspective of Chinese scholars and minoritized populations in China. A decisive contribution to the burgeoning field of multilingualism and critical sociolinguistics in times of crisis.'- Professor Virginia Zavala, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Perú

• ContentsList of FiguresList of ContributorsAcknowledgementsMultilingual crisis communication: Beyond languages and modalities, Jia Li, Jie ZhangPart I: Multilingual crisis communication in ethnic minority regionsChapter 1. Baipkv as networked multilingualism in an ethnic Bai-centered region in times of crisis, Hongmei Yang, Hongyan YangChapter 2. Zhuang-speaking village doctors as language and cultural brokers in times of crisis, Jia Li, Zhenyao Lu, Mengyi Luo, Zhuyujie ZouChapter 3. Crisis experiences in leisurescape: A case study of a minority region during COVID-19, Yin (Ivy) WuPart II Multilingual crisis communication with foreign migrantsChapter 4. Rethinking translation and interpreting in Chinese borderlands in times of crisis: A critical sociolinguistics approach, Jinhyun Cho, Jia Li, Jie Zhang, Meichun XueChapter 5. Collective agency in facilitating emergency language services: The story of Yiwu during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sixuan Wang, Yongyan ZhengChapter 6. Maintaining academic performance through multilingual communication, Hongqiang Zhu, Jiewei Li, Pan PanPart III Multilingual crisis communication for vulnerable populationsChapter 7. Towards participatory and inclusive emergency management: The role of Deaf volunteers in crisis communication in Wuhan during the COVID-19 pandemic, Li Lyu, Jie Zhang, Lei Mu, Jing Cui, Wan-Chen ChenChapter 8. Multilingual communication experiences of HIV-infected Burmese wives, Rui Deng, Yan Xiao, Jia Li, Yongqin DongThe future of multilingual crisis communication, Ingrid PillerIndex