Globalization and language in contact : scale, migration and communicative practices /
This book examines the impact of globalization on languages in contact, including the study of linkages between the global and local, and transnational and situated communication. It engages with social theory and social processes while grappling with questions of language analysis raised by globali...
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
2009
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| Series: | Advances in sociolinguistics.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book examines the impact of globalization on languages in contact, including the study of linkages between the global and local, and transnational and situated communication. It engages with social theory and social processes while grappling with questions of language analysis raised by globalized language contact. Drawing on case studies from North America, Europe and Africa, the volume makes three important contributions to contemporary sociolinguistics by:. * arguing that concepts of scale and space are essential for understanding contemporary sociolinguistic phenomena. * showing that. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 283 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781441125149 1441125140 0826497985 9780826497987 9781441129246 1441129243 1282452886 9781282452886 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
