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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Weitere Verfasser: Collins, James Phillip, Slembrouck, Stefaan, 1963-, Baynham, Mike, 1950-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009.
Schriftenreihe:Advances in sociolinguistics.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 283 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781441125149
1441125140
0826497985
9780826497987
9781441129246
1441129243
1282452886
9781282452886

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