Globalization and language in contact [[electronic resource] ] : scale, migration, and communicative practices / / edited by James Collins, Stef Slembrouck and Mike Baynham

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.44
• Soggetto topico: Languages in contact; Language and languages - Globalization; Language and culture - Globalization; Linguistic change
• Altri autori: CollinsJames Phillip SlembrouckStefaan <1963-> BaynhamMike <1950->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; 1 Introduction: scale, migration and communicative practice; PART I: Scale and Multilingualism; PART II: Spatialization, Migration and Identity; PART III: Studying Processes and Practices across Time and Space; Index of authors; Index of terms
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Globalization and language in contact
• ISBN: 1-282-45288-6; 1-4411-2514-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780947203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in Sociolinguistics