Linguistics

Philosophy

Sociolinguistics

Construct (python library)

Exploit

Computer security

Neoliberalism (international relations)

Computer science

Relevance (law)

Entrepreneurship

Political science

Epistemology

Sociology

Programming language

Social science

Multilingua

This introduction builds on De Costa et al.’s (2016], [2019) notion of linguistic entrepreneurship, which is defined as “the act of aligning with the moral imperative to strategically exploit language-related resources for enhancing one’s worth in the world” (2016: 696). The four empirical studies and two critical commentaries that constitute this special issue explain the relevance of this construct and explore how it is instantiated in a range of formal and informal educational contexts across the world. Specifically, we explain how linguistic entrepreneurship serves as a unique and innovative contribution to the existing body of sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and language policy research on neoliberalism.

Why linguistic entrepreneurship?