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Globalization and Language in Contact: Scale, Migration, and Communicative Practices (Advances in Sociolinguistics)
Globalization and Language in Contact Scale Migration and Communicative Practices - Advances in Sociolinguistics Author:James Collins, Mike Baynham, Stef Slembrouck This is an excellent study of linkages between the global and local, demonstrating opportunities and challenges for contemporary sociolinguistics. 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 soci... more »al 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, it: argues that concepts of scale and space are essential for understanding contemporary sociolinguistic phenomena; shows that the transnational flows and movements of peoples highlight the problem and work of identity in relation to both place and time; and, addresses methodological challenges raised by different approaches to the study of globalization and language contact. This cutting-edge monograph featuring research by renowned international contributors will be of interest to academics researching sociolinguistics, and language and globalization. "The Advances in Sociolinguistics" series seeks to provide a snapshot of the current diversity of the field of sociolinguistics and the blurring of the boundaries between sociolinguistics and other domains of study concerned with the role of language in society.« less